The homeobox gene Hhex is essential for proper hepatoblast differentiation and bile duct morphogenesis.

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Published in Dev Biol on May 25, 2007

Authors

Michael P Hunter1, Christine M Wilson, Xiaobing Jiang, Rong Cong, Hemaxi Vasavada, Klaus H Kaestner, Clifford W Bogue

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.

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