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A HAND to TBX5 Explains the Link Between Thalidomide and Cardiac Diseases.
Scientific reports - 3 May 2017
Khalil Athar, Tanos Rachel, El-Hachem Nehmé, Kurban Mazen, Bouvagnet Patrice, Bitar Fadi, Nemer Georges
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease is the leading cause of death in the first year of life. Mutations only in few genes have been linked to some cases of CHD. Thalidomide was used by pregnant women for morning sickness but was removed from the market because it caused severe malformations including CHDs. We used both in silico docking software, and in vitro molecular and biochemical methods to document a novel interaction...
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