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Fibulin-1 is required for morphogenesis of neural crest-derived structures.
Developmental biology - 15 Jul 2008
Cooley Marion A, Kern Christine B, Fresco Victor M, Wessels Andy, Thompson Robert P, McQuinn Tim C, Twal Waleed O, Mjaatvedt Corey H, Drake Christopher J, Argraves W Scott
Abstract excerpt
Here we report that mouse embryos homozygous for a gene trap insertion in the fibulin-1 (Fbln1) gene are deficient in Fbln1 and exhibit cardiac ventricular wall thinning and ventricular septal defects with double outlet right ventricle or overriding aorta. Fbln1 nulls also display anomalies of aortic arch arteries, hypoplasia of the thymus and thyroid, underdeveloped skull bones, malformations of cranial nerves...
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