Novel mutations in VANGL1 in neural tube
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Zoha Kibar; Ciprian M. Bosoi; Megan Kooistra; Sandra Salem; Richard H. Finnell;
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Neural tube defects (NTDs) are severe congenital malformations caused by failure of the neural tube to close during neurulation. Their etiology is complex involving both environmental and genetic factors. We have recently reported three mutations in the planar cell polarity gene VANGL1 associated wi