Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A retinoid‐signaling pathway disruption during lung development?

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) usually occurs sporadically. The prognosis remains poor, with a 50% perinatal mortality rate. Most deaths result from hypoxemia due to lung hypoplasia and abnormal development of pulmonary vasculature that results in persistent pulmonary hypertension. Our current understanding of the pathogenesis of CDH is based on an assumption linking herniation of abdominal viscera into...

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