NIDCR launches the FaceBase Consortium

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 10/05/2009 - 22:00

(NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) Although about half of all birth defects involve the face and skull, scientists remain unclear about why most occur.

The NIH's National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research announced it has issued the first 11 research and technology grants of its new FaceBase Consortium.

The five-year initiative will systematically compile the biological instructions to construct the middle region of the human face and precisely define the genetics underlying its common developmental disorders, such as cleft lip and palate.

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