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Quantitative trait loci modifying cardiac atrial septal morphology and risk of patent foramen ovale in the mouse.
Circulation research - 17 Mar 2006
Kirk Edwin P, Hyun Changbaig, Thomson Peter C, Lai Donna, Castro M Leticia, Biben Christine, Buckley Michael F, Martin Ian C A, Moran Chris, Harvey Richard P
Abstract excerpt
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital heart disease (CHD) occurring in 5 to 7 per 10,000 live births. Mutations in 5 human genes (NKX2.5, TBX5, GATA4, MYHC, ACTC) are known to cause dominant ASD, but these account for a minority of cases. Human and mouse data suggest that ASD exists in an anatomical continuum with milder septal variants patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm, strongly...
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