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Understanding the morphogenesis of the left-sided arterial duct in the setting of a right-sided aortic arch

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2016

Simon D. Bamforth
Affiliation:
Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Robert H. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
*
Correspondence to: Professor R. H. Anderson, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom. E-mail: sejjran@ucl.ac.uk

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