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Phoenix Children's Research Institute Study Identifies FOXF1 Enhancers Involved in Rare Lung Disease

According to a study published in Nature Communications, research conducted at the Phoenix Children's Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, shows how frequent non-coding FOXF1 gene deletions that interfere with important DNA regulatory regions, called enhancers, can lead to Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia with Misalignment of Pulmonary Veins (ACDMPV), a rare, lethal genetic lung disease which causes respiratory failure in newborns and infants.

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