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Screening NKX2.5 mutation in a sample of 230 Han Chinese children with congenital heart diseases.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Apr 2009
Zhang Weimin, Li Xiaofeng, Shen Adong, Jiao Weiwei, Guan Xiaolei, Li Zhongzhi
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common developmental anomaly, affecting approximately 1% of all newborns. Genetic factors play an important role in CHD's development. Germline mutations in NK2 transcription factor related, locus 5 (NKX2.5) have been identified as the factors responsible for various forms of CHD. In this study, we investigated mutations of the NKX2.5 gene's coding region in 230...
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