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A null mutation of Hhex results in abnormal cardiac development, defective vasculogenesis and elevated Vegfa levels.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Oct 2004
Hallaq Haifa, Pinter Emese, Enciso Josephine, McGrath James, Zeiss Caroline, Brueckner Martina, Madri Joseph, Jacobs Harris C, Wilson Christine M, Vasavada Hemaxi, Jiang Xiaobing, Bogue Clifford W
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The homeobox gene Hhex has recently been shown to be essential for normal liver, thyroid and forebrain development. Hhex(-/-) mice die by mid-gestation (E14.5) and the cause of their early demise remains unclear. Because Hhex is expressed in the developing blood islands at E7.0 in the endothelium...
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