Previous studies showed that mice lacking Fgf18 function had cleft palate defects and that the FGF18 locus was associated with cleft lip and palate in humans, but what specific roles Fgf18 plays during palatogenesis are unclear.

中文翻译：

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Fgf18 基因在上颚发育中功能的组织特异性分析


先前的研究表明，缺乏Fgf18功能的小鼠存在腭裂缺陷，并且FGF18基因座与人类唇裂和腭裂有关，但Fgf18在腭裂过程中发挥的具体作用尚不清楚。