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A Mechanism of Thalidomide-Induced Birth Defects Identified
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Title A Mechanism of Thalidomide-Induced Birth Defects Identified
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718380?src=rss
Description Thalidomide binds directly to cereblon, a protein that plays a role in limb outgrowth in zebrafish and chicks - and this discovery by Japanese scientists finally provides a molecular basis for the limb deformities caused by in utero exposure to the drug. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Pathology and Lab Medicine
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Date Mar 13, 2010
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