Tag: "lip" at biology news Researchers Discover Mechanism Of
Cleft Palate Development ...g Growth Factor Alpha (TGF-a) were
linked to cleft lip and palatesyndromes. TGF-a is a growth
factor with many known functions yet how it relatedto cleft
palate was a mystery until now. The inter-institutional group,
led by Rik Derynck, PhD, UCSF professor of cellbiology in the
Department of Growth & Dev... New mouse model could be key to
understanding role of folic acid in preventing birth defects
...birth defects such asneural tube defects and cleft lip and
palate. They hope to learn which genesbenefit ...fects and as
many as onein 600 are born with cleft lip and or cleft palate.
"If researchers can learn how folic acid works, the knowledge
can help prevent ... UCSF researcher reports on protein therapy
to reverse facial birth defects ...ether. While pediatric
surgeons can repair cleft lip and palate, and fetal surgeons are
studying the possibility of repairing more serious defects in
the womb, Helms and other biologist