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Folic acid prevents exencephaly in Cited2 deficient mice.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Feb 2002
Barbera Juan Pedro Martinez, Rodriguez Tristan A, Greene Nicholas D E, Weninger Wolfgang J, Simeone Antonio, Copp Andrew J, Beddington Rosa S P, Dunwoodie Sally
Abstract excerpt
Cited2 (also Mrg1/p35srj) is a member of a new conserved gene family that is expressed during mouse development and in adult tissues. In order to investigate the function of Cited2 during mouse embryogenesis, we introduced a null mutation into the Cited2 locus. Cited2(-/-) mutants died at late gestation and exhibited heart defects and exencephaly, arising from defective closure of the midbrain (MB) and hindbrain....
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