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MAEG, an EGF-repeat containing gene, is a new marker associated with dermatome specification and morphogenesis of its
G Buchner1, V Broccoli, A Bulfone
1Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), San Raffaele Biomedical Science Park, Via Olgettina 58, 20132, Milan, Italy.
Mechanisms of Development
|October 25, 2000
Abstract:
We report on the expression pattern of a novel EGF- containing gene named Maeg. RNA in situ studies indicate that Maeg is first activated during specification of the early lateral dermatome, and continues to be expressed in all the dermatome derivatives as the dermis of the trunk, the hair follicles, and the mesenchyme of the cranio-facial region.
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