RNA-seq analysis to identify novel roles of scleraxis during embryonic mouse heart valve remodeling.

Heart valve disease affects up to 30% of the population and has been shown to have origins during embryonic development. Valvulogenesis begins with formation of endocardial cushions in the atrioventricular canal and outflow tract regions. Subsequently, endocardial cushions remodel, elongate and prog...

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Main Authors: Damien N Barnette, Matthew VandeKopple, Yonggan Wu, David A Willoughby, Joy Lincoln
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4077804?pdf=render