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SUBMITTER: Kesterke MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987819 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kesterke Matthew J MJ Judd Margaret A MA Mooney Mark P MP Siegel Michael I MI Elsalanty Mohammed M Howie R Nicole RN Weinberg Seth M SM Cray James J JJ
Journal of anatomy 20180402 1
An estimated 3% of US pregnancies are affected by maternal thyroid dysfunction, with between one and three of every 1000 pregnancies being complicated by overactive maternal thyroid levels. Excess thyroid hormones are linked to neurological impairment and excessive craniofacial variation, affecting both endochondral and intramembranous bone. Using a geometric morphometric approach, this study evaluates the role of in utero thyroxine overexposure on the growth of offspring mandibles in a sample o ...[more]