Chapter 33
Tbx1 and Digeorge Syndrome: A Genetic Link between Cardiovascular and Pharyngeal Development
Huansheng Xu,
Masae Morishima,
Antonio Baldini,
Huansheng Xu
Search for more papers by this authorMasae Morishima
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Baldini
Search for more papers by this authorHuansheng Xu,
Masae Morishima,
Antonio Baldini,
Huansheng Xu
Search for more papers by this authorMasae Morishima
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Baldini
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Michael Artman MD, D. Woodrow Benson MD, PhD,
Deepak Srivastava MD,
Makoto Nakazawa MD,
D. Woodrow Benson MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Cardiovascular Genetics, Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Search for more papers by this authorDeepak Srivastava MD
Pogue Distinguished Chair in Research on Cardiac Birth Defects, Joel B. Steinberg, M.D. Chair in Pediatrics Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Search for more papers by this authorMakoto Nakazawa MD
Professor and Head, Pediatric Cardiology, The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 01 January 2005

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