Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and neurocristopathies: dermatan sulfate is required for Xenopus neural crest cells to migrate and adhere to fibronectin

• Main Authors: Nadège Gouignard (Author), Marco Maccarana (Author), Ina Strate (Author), Kristoffer von Stedingk (Author), Anders Malmström (Author), Edgar M. Pera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Of all live births with congenital anomalies, approximately one-third exhibit deformities of the head and face. Most craniofacial disorders are associated with defects in a migratory stem and progenitor cell population, which is designated the neural crest (NC). Musculocontractural Ehlers-Danlos syn...