title: Getting back to basics.
abstract: Advances in understanding basic developmental and physiological processes often have direct relevance to human disease. They provide insights into pathogenic mechanisms and reveal new pathways that can be exploited in diagnosis and the development of therapeutics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Maricich
authors.forename: Huda Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zoghbi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009421:Nervous System Malformations / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009462:Neurology / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*