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TBX5 mutations in non-Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS) malformed hearts.
Human mutation - 1 Jul 2004
Reamon-Buettner Stella Marie, Borlak Juergen
Abstract excerpt
The T-box transcription factor Tbx5 is important in mammalian cardiac development. Mutations in the human TBX5 gene cause Holt-Oram syndrome (HOS), a disorder characterized by heart and upper limb deformities. To determine the role of TBX5 in non-HOS patients with complex cardiac malformations, we analyzed 68 explanted hearts from unrelated patients with various cardiac abnormalities including atrial (ASD),...
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