MEF2A sequence variants and coronary artery disease: a change of heart?

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Rare mutations in MEF2A have been proposed as a cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). In this issue of the JCI, Pennacchio and colleagues report sequencing MEF2A in 300 patients with premature CAD and in controls. Only 1 CAD patient was found to carry a missense mutation not found in controls. The specific 21-bp deletion in MEF2A previously proposed as causal for CAD and/or MI was...

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