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Candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia from animal models: sequencing of FOG2 and PDGFRalpha reveals rare variants in diaphragmatic hernia patients.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Sept 2007
Bleyl S B, Moshrefi A, Shaw G M, Saijoh Y, Schoenwolf G C, Pennacchio L A, Slavotinek A M
Abstract excerpt
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a common, life threatening birth defect. Although there is strong evidence implicating genetic factors in its pathogenesis, few causative genes have been identified, and in isolated CDH, only one de novo, nonsense mutation has been reported in FOG2 in a fe...
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