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Characterization of SMAD3 Gene Variants for Possible Roles in Ventricular Septal Defects and Other Congenital Heart Diseases.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Li Fei-Feng, Zhou Jing, Zhao Dan-Dan, Yan Peng, Li Xia, Han Ying, Li Xian-Shu, Wang Gui-Yu, Yu Kai-Jiang, Liu Shu-Lin
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BACKGROUND: Nodal/TGF signaling pathway has an important effect at early stages of differentiation of human embryonic stem cells in directing them to develop into different embryonic lineages. SMAD3 is a key intracellular messenger regulating factor in the Nodal/TGF signaling pathway, playing important roles in embryonic and, particularly, cardiovascular system development. The aim of this work was to find...
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