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Mutational analysis of NOG in esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula patients.
Pediatric surgery international - 1 Apr 2012
Murphy Andrew J, Li Yina, Pietsch Joshua B, Chiang Chin, Lovvorn Harold N
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The NOG protein is a secretory antagonist of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Nog-/- mouse embryos demonstrate proximal esophageal atresia (EA) and distal tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) compatible with the most common configuration of EA/TEF observed in humans. Four microdeletions that span the NOG locus at 17q22 have been described in human patients having EA/TEF. We investigated the incidence of...
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