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Somatic NKX2-5 mutations as a novel mechanism of disease in complex congenital heart disease.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2004
Reamon-Buettner S M, Borlak J
Abstract excerpt
NKX2-5 is a pivotal transcription factor in heart development. Previous studies on lymphocytic DNA provided evidence of familial NKX2-5 gene mutations in cardiac malformations. Common mutations are rare in unrelated families. We analysed, by direct sequencing, the gene encoding NKX2-5 in the diseased heart tissues of 68 patients with complex congenital heart disease, focussing particularly on atrial, ventricular,...
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