title: Malformations of the craniofacial region: evolutionary, embryonic, genetic, and clinical perspectives.
abstract: Malformations of the craniofacial region are reviewed with respect to evolutionary, embryonic, genetic, and clinical perspectives under the following headings: How Old Is Our Head?, Head Organization Genes, Genetics of Craniofacial Anomalies, Craniofacial Derivatives, Anencephaly, Cephalocele, Holoprosencephaly, Craniosynostosis, Hypertelorism, Branchial Arch Anomalies, and Orofacial Clefting.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3J5. remaclea@is.dal.ca
authors.forename: M Michael
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D000757:Anencephaly; D005075:Biological Evolution; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000145:classification / Q000196:embryology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000235:genetics; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016142:Holoprosencephaly; D006801:Humans; D006972:Hypertelorism; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*