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Bile duct proliferation in liver-specific Jag1 conditional knockout mice: effects of gene dosage.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 2007
Loomes Kathleen M, Russo Pierre, Ryan Matthew, Nelson Anthony, Underkoffler Lara, Glover Curtis, Fu Hong, Gridley Thomas, Kaestner Klaus H, Oakey Rebecca J
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UNLABELLED: The Notch signaling pathway is involved in determination of cell fate and control of cell proliferation in multiple organ systems. Jag1 encodes a ligand in the Notch pathway and has been identified as the disease-causing gene for the developmental disorder Alagille syndrome. Evidence from the study of human disease and mouse models has implicated Jag1 as having an important role in the development of...
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