Maternal iron deficiency perturbs embryonic cardiovascular development
Jacinta Isabelle Kalisch-Smith, Nikita Ved, Dorota Szumska, Jacob E. Munro, Michael Troup, Shelley Harris, Aimée Jacquemot, Jack J. J. J. Miller, Eleanor M. Stuart, Magda Wolna, Emily Hardman, Fabrice Prin, Eva Lana‐Elola, Rifdat Aoidi, Elizabeth Fisher, , Duncan Burnaby Sparrow
This study identifies maternal iron deficiency as an environmental teratogen causing congenital heart disease in mice, with potential implications for human health.
bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology