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Reversing Blood Flows Act through klf2a to Ensure Normal Valvulogenesis in the Developing Heart
16 Nov 2009
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Heart valve anomalies are some of the most common congenital heart defects, yet neither the genetic nor the epigenetic forces guiding heart valve development are well understood. When functioning normally, mature heart valves prevent intracardiac retrograde blood flow; before valves develop, there is considerable regurgitation, resulting in reversing (or oscillatory) flows between the atrium and ventricle. As...
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