Components of the hedgehog signaling pathways play key roles during embryonic development and in several human diseases.
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McMahon, A., Chuang, PT. Hedgehogs in the clinic. Nat Med 2, 1308–1310 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1296-1308
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