La formación del paladar ocurre entre la quinta y undécima semana de vida intrauterina producto de la unión del paladar primario y secundario. Por otra parte, la formación del labio superior ocurre entre la quinta y sexta semana del desarrollo, y se configura en su parte media por la fusión de los p...
Abstract Objective: Cleft palate (CP) is a congenital birth defect caused by the failure of palatal fusion. Little is known about the potential role of DNA methylation in the pathogenesis of CP. This study aimed to explore the potential role of DNA methylation in the mechanism of CP. Methodology: We es...
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the association between hypoxia during embryo development and oral clefts in an animal model, and to evaluate the association between polymorphisms in the HIF-1A gene with oral clefts in human families. Material and Methods The study with the animal model used zebrafish ...
A primeira parte deste ensaio aborda de forma suscinta o mecanismo de formaçäo embriogênica da face, acompanhado de painéis fotográficos que ilustram as malformaçöes faciais mais comuns no homem e os prováveis processos faciais embrionários envolvidos ...
