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Novel NKX2-5 mutations in diseased heart tissues of patients with cardiac malformations.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2004
Reamon-Buettner Stella Marie, Hecker Hartmut, Spanel-Borowski Katharina, Craatz Steffen, Kuenzel Eberhard, Borlak Juergen
Abstract excerpt
NKX2-5 is a homeodomain-containing transcription factor important in cardiac development. Familial mutations in the NKX2-5 gene are associated with cardiac abnormalities, but mutations are rare in sporadic cases. We studied the pathology and molecular genetics of NKX2-5 in diseased heart tissues of 68 patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD), particularly atrial (ASD), ventricular (VSD), and...
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