Androgens are required for sexual hair and sebaceous gland development. However,
pilosebaceous unit (PSU) growth and differentiation require the interaction of androgen with …

Decomposing stature into its major components is proving to be a useful strategy to assess
the antecedents of disease, morbidity and death in adulthood. Human leg length (femur+ …

This reference presents entries on more than 3,100 agents that can cause birth defects,
including chemicals, drugs, physical factors, gene mutations, and viruses. Approximately …

Deep catalogs of genetic variation from thousands of humans enable the detection of
intraspecies constraint by identifying coding regions with a scarcity of variation. While …

The bones that comprise the axial skeleton have distinct morphological features
characteristic of their positions along the anterior/posterior axis. We previously described a …

PURPOSE:: Hypospadias is a common congenital anomaly that may be treated with surgical
reconstruction. In the majority of cases the etiology remains elusive. Although androgens are …

A combination of approaches has begun to elucidate the mechanisms of gastrointestinal
development. This review describes progress over the last 20 years in understanding …

The definitive guide to genetic bone disorders, now revised and expanded with glossy
photographs and radiographs" Brilliantly written and produced and deserves to be on the …

If left untreated, a subset of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) of the cervix
will progress to invasive squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). To identify genes whose …

Pregnancy is established during the periconceptional period as a continuum beginning with
blastocyst attachment to the endometrial epithelial surface followed by embryo invasion and …