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Comparative systems biology of human and mouse as a tool to guide the modeling of human placental pathology.
Molecular systems biology - 1 Jan 2009
Cox Brian, Kotlyar Max, Evangelou Andreas I, Ignatchenko Vladimir, Ignatchenko Alex, Whiteley Kathie, Jurisica Igor, Adamson S Lee, Rossant Janet, Kislinger Thomas
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Placental abnormalities are associated with two of the most common and serious complications of human pregnancy, maternal preeclampsia (PE) and fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), each disorder affecting approximately 5% of all pregnancies. An important question for the use of the mouse as a model for studying human disease is the degree of functional conservation of genetic control pathways from human...
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