New findings may shed light on brain and spinal cord birth defects
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New findings may shed light on brain and spinal cord birth defects
New research, published by Cell Press in the Jan. 19 issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides intriguing insight into how the nervous system forms during very early embryonic development. The study sheds light on a process called neural tube closure which, when disrupted, causes congenital birth defects of the brain and spinal cord, including anencephaly and spina bifida.
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