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Cardiovascular defects in a mouse model of HOXA1 syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Makki Nadja, Capecchi Mario R
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common human birth defects, yet many genes and pathways regulating heart development remain unknown. A recent study in humans revealed that mutations in a single Hox gene, HOXA1 (Athabascan Brainstem Dysgenesis Syndrome, Bosley-Salih-Alorainy Syndrome), can cause severe cardiovascular malformations, some of which are lethal without surgical intervention. Since the...
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