21 Craniofacial Morphogenesis and Dysmorphogenesis

Thursday, March 22, 2012: 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Session Type: Oral Session
1.5 CE hours

Learning Objectives:
Gene expression in various animal models reveals pathways and proteins important to prenatal craniofacial development
Protective role of vitamin A against teratogens during midface embryogenesis
Use of novel statistical approaches to identify genes associated with lip and palate traits in humans
Chairs:
M. GOVIL and S. BEIRAGHI
Alternate Chair:
M.D.O. FREIRE
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Studies of Dmp1-null Condyle Defect
T. KOREN1, Q. ZHANG2, S. LIN1, K. YAN1, Y. LIU1, C. QIN1, and J.Q. FENG1, 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX, 2Deptartment of Endodontics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Craniofacial Anomalies Associated with Wnt5a and Ror2 Mutations
S. BEIRAGHI1, V. LEON-SALAZAR2, A.S. FOK1, Y. YINGZI3, M.L. CUNNINGHAM4, and M. MAGA5, 1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2Orthodontics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 3National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, 4Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, 5Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Loss of CRISPLD2 in Zebrafish Causes Craniofacial Anomalies
B. CHIQUET1, Q. YUAN2, L. DEVAULT1, M. WARMAN3, Y. NAKAMURA3, E. SWINDELL1, and J. HECHT1, 1Pediatric Dentistry, University of Texas - Houston/Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2Pediatrics, University of Texas - Houston/Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 3Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA
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CL/P: Utilizing Advanced Analytic Approaches to Identify Etiologic Genes
M. GOVIL1, N. MUKHOPADHYAY1, Y. HUANG2, W. VALENTINE-COOPER2, L.L. FIELD3, A. LIDRAL4, J. MURRAY5, M.L. MARAZITA6, and V.J. VIELAND7, 1Center for Craniofacial & Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Battelle Center for Mathematical Medicine, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 3Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 4Orthodontics, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA, 5Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 6Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, Department of Oral Biology, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 7Battelle Center for Mathematical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Statistics, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital & The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Discussion
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