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The epithelial mesenchymal transition process may contribute to the pathogenesis of amniotic band syndrome.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Sept 2014
Romero-Valdovinos M, Bobadilla-Sandoval N, Flisser A, Vadillo-Ortega F
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of the amniotic band syndrome is unknown, and has been subject of debate since the time of Hippocrates. The most accepted theories fail to cover all the abnomalities found in affected children. During organogenesis the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process (EMTP) participates in adequate formation of different organs from three embryo layers. Altered activation of EMTP occurs when the epithelial...
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