1Department of Surgery
2Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
3Department of Pediatrics
4Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
5Division of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China School and Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, the People's Republic of China
6Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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†These authors have contributed equally to the study.