Early developmental processes in vertebrates

1997 ◽  
Vol 179 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-94
Science ◽  
1933 ◽  
Vol 77 (1999) ◽  
pp. 396-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. Child ◽  
R. B. Howland

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Villalta ◽  
Olivier Blight ◽  
Elena Angulo ◽  
Xim Cerdá ◽  
Raphaël Boulay

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Baynam ◽  
Peter Claes ◽  
Jeffrey M. Craig ◽  
Jack Goldblatt ◽  
Stefanie Kung ◽  
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For decades the relationships of twinning and alterations in body patterning, such as laterality and asymmetry, have been investigated. However, the tools to define and quantify these relationships have been limited and the majority of these studies have relied on associations with subjectively defined phenotypes. The emerging technologies of 3-dimensional (3D) facial scanning and geometric morphometrics are providing the means to establish objective criteria, including measures of asymmetry, which can be used for phenotypic classification and investigations. Additionally, advances in molecular epigenetics provide new opportunities for novel investigations of mechanisms central to early developmental processes, twinning and related phenotypes. We review the evidence for overlapping etiologies of twinning, asymmetry and selected monogenic and complex diseases, and we suggest that the combination of epigenetic investigations with detailed and objective phenotyping, utilizing 3D facial analysis tools, can reveal insights into the genesis of these phenomena.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 121 (Supplement 4) ◽  
pp. S252-S272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Zucker ◽  
John E. Donovan ◽  
Ann S. Masten ◽  
Margaret E. Mattson ◽  
Howard B. Moss

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