BACKGROUND-Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) has been associated with cranial suture fusion, while its isoform TGF-β3 has been associated with suture patency in vivo. The mouse posterofrontal (PF) suture, analogous to the human metopic suture, fuses through endochondral ossification.
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