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Adverse effects of Hif1a mutation and maternal diabetes on the offspring heart.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 12 May 2018
Cerychova Radka, Bohuslavova Romana, Papousek Frantisek, Sedmera David, Abaffy Pavel, Benes Vladimir, Kolar Frantisek, Pavlinkova Gabriela
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies show that maternal diabetes predisposes offspring to cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. However, the precise mechanisms for the underlying penetrance and disease predisposition remain poorly understood. We examined whether hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha, in combination with exposure to a diabetic intrauterine environment, influences the function and molecular structure...
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