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Genetics of patent ductus arteriosus susceptibility and treatment.
Seminars in perinatology - 1 Apr 2012
Hajj Hanine, Dagle John M
Abstract excerpt
The ductus arteriosus is a vital fetal structure designed to close shortly after birth. Although many physiologic and pharmacologic investigations have characterized the closure of this structure, genetic studies of persistent patency of the ductus arteriosus (patent ductus arteriosus, PDA) are relatively recent. Progress in the identification of specific genes associated with PDA is well behind that of many...
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