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Congenital diaphragmatic hernias: from genes to mechanisms to therapies.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Aug 2017
Kardon Gabrielle, Ackerman Kate G, McCulley David J, Shen Yufeng, Wynn Julia, Shang Linshan, Bogenschutz Eric, Sun Xin, Chung Wendy K
Abstract excerpt
Congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDHs) and structural anomalies of the diaphragm are a common class of congenital birth defects that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality due to associated pulmonary hypoplasia, pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. In ∼30% of CDH patients, genomic analyses have identified a range of genetic defects, including chromosomal anomalies, copy number variants and...
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