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Familial atrial septal defect in the oval fossa with progressive prolongation of the atrioventricular conduction caused by mutations in the NKX2.5 gene.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Feb 2009
Bjørnstad Per G, Leren Trond P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To search for a genetic basis in a family with autosomal dominantly inherited atrial septal defect in combination with increasing conduction anomalies. DESIGN: We searched for mutations in the NKX2.5 gene by sequencing of desoxyribonucleic acid in a previously investigated family. PATIENTS: All family members were included if they, after informed consent, had decided to participate in the genetic...
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