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Wnt signaling in focal dermal hypoplasia

Nature Genetics volume 39, pages 820–821 (2007)Cite this article

Wnt signaling regulates several aspects of development and tissue homeostasis. Two new studies in this issue uncover the underlying mechanism for focal dermal hypoplasia, a multiorgan developmental disorder, and underscore the important role of Wnt proteins in ectodermal-mesodermal communication.

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Figure 1: Examples of focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) and relationship to the lines of Blaschko.

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  1. Amy S. Paller is in the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Northwestern University's Feinberg Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2997, USA. apaller@northwestern.edu,

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