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Pancreas-specific deletion of mouse Gata4 and Gata6 causes pancreatic agenesis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2012
Xuan Shouhong, Borok Matthew J, Decker Kimberly J, Battle Michele A, Duncan Stephen A, Hale Michael A, Macdonald Raymond J, Sussel Lori
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic agenesis is a human disorder caused by defects in pancreas development. To date, only a few genes have been linked to pancreatic agenesis in humans, with mutations in pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 (PDX1) and pancreas-specific transcription factor 1a (PTF1A) reported in only 5 families with described cases. Recently, mutations in GATA6 have been identified in a large percentage of human cases, and...
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