Gastroschisis: A gene - environment model involving the VEGF-NOS3 pathway

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-218

  Lammer, Edward J ^a   Iovannisci, David M ^a   Tom, Lauren ^d   Schultz, Kathy ^b   Shaw, Gary M ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Lammer Lab

^c Research Division

^d NONE

Author keywords

Gastroschisis; Vascular disruption; VEGF

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; VASCULOTROPIN;

ALLELE; ANGIOGENESIS; CELL MIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASTROSCHISIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW;

GASTROSCHISIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 49449110377     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30182     Document Type: Review

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