Investigation of the MYH11 gene in sporadic patients with an isolated persistently patent arterial duct.

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Persistent patency of the arterial duct is one of the most common congenital cardiac malformations. We recently showed that mutations in the MYH11 gene result in a disease combining familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection, along with patency of the arterial duct. It is also known that the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain is involved in the physiological closure of the arterial duct. With this in mind, we...

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