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Dominant-negative ALK2 allele associates with congenital heart defects.
Circulation - 23 Jun 2009
Smith Kelly A, Joziasse Irene C, Chocron Sonja, van Dinther Maarten, Guryev Victor, Verhoeven Manon C, Rehmann Holger, van der Smagt Jasper J, Doevendans Pieter A, Cuppen Edwin, Mulder Barbara J, Ten Dijke Peter, Bakkers Jeroen
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BACKGROUND: Serious congenital heart defects occur as a result of improper atrioventricular septum (AVS) development during embryogenesis. Despite extensive knowledge of the genetic control of AVS development, few genetic lesions have been identified that are responsible for AVS-associated congenital heart defects. METHODS AND RESULTS: We sequenced 32 genes known to be important in AVS development in patients...
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