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Genes encoding catalytic subunits of protein kinase A and risk of spina bifida.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Sept 2005
Zhu Huiping, Lu Wei, Laurent Cecile, Shaw Gary M, Lammer Edward J, Finnell Richard H
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BACKGROUND: PRKACA and PRKACB are genes encoding the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) catalytic subunits alpha and beta, respectively. PKA is known to be involved in embryonic development, as it down-regulates the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, which is critical to normal pattern formation and morphogenesis. The PKA-deficient mouse model, which has only a single catalytic subunit, provided intriguing...
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