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NODAL and SHH dose-dependent double inhibition promotes an HPE-like phenotype in chick embryos.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Mar 2013
Mercier Sandra, David Véronique, Ratié Leslie, Gicquel Isabelle, Odent Sylvie, Dupé Valérie
Abstract excerpt
Holoprosencephaly (HPE) is a common congenital defect that results from failed or incomplete forebrain cleavage. HPE is characterized by a wide clinical spectrum, with inter- and intrafamilial variability. This heterogeneity is not well understood and it has been suggested that HPE involves a combination of multiple gene mutations. In this model, several mutated alleles or modifying factors are presumed to act in...
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