Genetics and developmental biology of oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula: Lessons from mice relevant for paediatric surgeons

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 731-736

  Felix, J F ^a   Keijzer, R ^a,b   Van Dooren, M F ^a,b   Rottier, R J ^b   Tibboel, D ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Embryology; Foregut; Genes; Oesophageal atresia; Tracheo oesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; T BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FKHR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI1; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TRACHEA; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 11244274246     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1287-3     Document Type: Review

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