The Molecular Mechanisms of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome

• Main Author: Amendt, Brad A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Medical Intelligence Unit
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Molecular biology.; Cell biology.; Developmental biology.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.; Developmental Biology.; Molecular Medicine.; Cell Biology.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Table of Contents:

• Identification of the Gene Involved in 4q25-Linked Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, PITX2
• Winged Helix/Forkhead Transcription Factors and Rieger Syndrome
• Rieger Syndrome and PAX6 Deletion
• The Molecular and Biochemical Basis of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome
• Role of PITX2 in the Pituitary Gland
• Expression and Function of Pitx2 in Chick Heart Looping
• The Multiple Roles of Pitx2 in Heart Development
• The Role of PITX2 in Tooth Development
• PITX Genes and Ocular Development
• An Overview of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome and the Anterior Segment Developmental Disorders.