Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 150-161 , September 2007

Genetics of Craniosynostosis

  • Virginia Kimonis, MD, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, CA.
    • VK and JAG are supported in part by R01 DEO16886 from NIDCD, and R01AR050236 from NIAMS, National Institutes of Health.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Virginia Kimonis, MD, MRCP, University of California, Irvine, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, 101 The City Drive, ZOT 4482, Orange, CA 92868.
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  • June-Anne Gold, MD, MRCPCH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine, CA.
    • VK and JAG are supported in part by R01 DEO16886 from NIDCD, and R01AR050236 from NIAMS, National Institutes of Health.
    • ,
  • Trevor L. Hoffman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA.
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  • Jayesh Panchal, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
    • ,
  • Simeon A. Boyadjiev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA.
    • SAB is partially funded through a Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair and through grants K23 DE00462, R03 DE016342, and R01 DE016886 from NIDCD/NIH and M01-RR00052 from NCRR/NIH.

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doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2007.08.008

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 150-161 , September 2007

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