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Impaired mesenchymal cell function in Gata4 mutant mice leads to diaphragmatic hernias and primary lung defects.
Developmental biology - 15 Jan 2007
Jay Patrick Y, Bielinska Malgorzata, Erlich Jonathan M, Mannisto Susanna, Pu William T, Heikinheimo Markku, Wilson David B
Abstract excerpt
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is an often fatal birth defect that is commonly associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and cardiac malformations. Some investigators hypothesize that this constellation of defects results from genetic or environmental triggers that disrupt mesenchymal cell function in not only the primordial diaphragm but also the thoracic organs. The alternative hypothesis is that the...
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