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Nkx2-5 mutation causes anatomic hypoplasia of the cardiac conduction system.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Apr 2004
Jay Patrick Y, Harris Brett S, Maguire Colin T, Buerger Antje, Wakimoto Hiroko, Tanaka Makoto, Kupershmidt Sabina, Roden Dan M, Schultheiss Thomas M, O'Brien Terrence X, Gourdie Robert G, Berul Charles I, Izumo Seigo
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous mutations of the cardiac transcription factor Nkx2-5 cause atrioventricular conduction defects in humans by unknown mechanisms. We show in KO mice that the number of cells in the cardiac conduction system is directly related to Nkx2-5 gene dosage. Null mutant embryos appear to lack t...
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