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Melissa Leyva–Vega
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 1
Citations - 98
Melissa Leyva–Vega is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gene knockdown & Sonic hedgehog. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 78 citations.
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Evidence from human and zebrafish that GPC1 is a biliary atresia susceptibility gene.
Shuang Cui,Melissa Leyva–Vega,Ellen A. Tsai,Steven F. EauClaire,Joseph T. Glessner,Hakon Hakonarson,Marcella Devoto,Marcella Devoto,Barbara Haber,Nancy B. Spinner,Randolph P. Matthews +10 more
TL;DR: Based on genetic analysis of patients with BA and zebrafish, GPC1 appears to be a BA susceptibility gene, and these findings support a role for Hedgehog signaling in the pathogenesis of BA.