Maternal diabetes induces congenital heart defects in mice by altering the expression of genes involved in cardiovascular development

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Congenital heart defects are frequently observed in infants of diabetic mothers, but the molecular basis of the defects remains obscure. Thus, the present study was performed to gain some insights into the molecular pathogenesis of m...

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Main Authors: Tay Samuel, Dheen S Thameem, Kumar Srinivasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/6/1/34