%0 Journal Article %A P.M. Som %A A. Streit %A T.P. Naidich %T Illustrated Review of the Embryology and Development of the Facial Region, Part 3: An Overview of the Molecular Interactions Responsible for Facial Development %D 2014 %R 10.3174/ajnr.A3453 %J American Journal of Neuroradiology %P 223-229 %V 35 %N 2 %X SUMMARY: Parts 1 and 2 of this review discussed the complex morphogenesis of the face. However, the molecular processes that drive the morphology of the face were not addressed. Part 3 of this review will present an overview of the genes and their products that have been implicated in the developing face. BMPbone morphogenic proteinFgffibroblast growth factorPDGFplatelet-derived growth factorShhsonic hedgehogTGFβtransforming growth factor β %U https://www.ajnr.org/content/ajnr/35/2/223.full.pdf