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T-box transcription factor TBX20 mutations in Chinese patients with congenital heart disease.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Liu Caixia, Shen Adong, Li Xiaofeng, Jiao Weiwei, Zhang Xingen, Li Zhongzhi
Abstract excerpt
Despite animal studies having demonstrated that Tbx20 is essential for heart development, few studies have been conducted about TBX20 and congenital heart disease (CHD) in humans. Recently two TBX20 mutations have been associated with human heart defects in two Caucasian families, but TBX20 mutations underlying the more common isolated forms of CHD are still unknown. To explore this question and to analyze the...
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