Molecular basis of cranial suture biology and disease: Osteoblastic and osteoclastic perspectives.

"Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflict of interest."

"The authors thank Justine C. Lee, MD, PhD of UCLA for providing the artwork for the figures. The reported work was supported in part by research grants from The American Society of Plastic Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Foundation's (PSF) Pilot Research Grant Program, and the American Society of Craniofacial Surgeons/Komedyplast Foundation Award. MB and EMF were recipients of the Pritzker Research Fellowship funded through a NIH T-35 training grant (NIDDK). MB was a recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Carolyn L. Kuckein Research Fellowship. RRR was a recipient of the Clinical Investigator Award/Mentored Research Award DE020140-01 (NIDCR) from the National Institutes of Health."