The causes of defects in the blood system of newborn babies can be hard to establish if the errors are not inherited. An elegant approach has identified a gene that can encourage new blood vessels to grow.
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Lambrechts, D., Carmeliet, P. Genetic spotlight on a blood defect. Nature 427, 592–593 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/427592a
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