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VEGF polymorphisms are associated with endocardial cushion defects: a family-based case-control study.
Pediatric research - 1 Jan 2010
Smedts Huberdina P M, Isaacs Aaron, de Costa Dominique, Uitterlinden André G, van Duijn Cornelia M, Gittenberger-de Groot Adriana C, Helbing Willem A, Steegers Eric A P, Steegers-Theunissen Régine P M
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Endocardial cushion defects (ECDs) of the cardiac outflow tract are among the most common congenital heart disease phenotypes. VEGF is essential for endocardial cushion formation and derangements in VEGF synthesis lead to ECD. Three functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the VEGF gene -2578 C>A, -1154 G>A, and -634 G>C play a role in cardiogenesis. In a Dutch case-control family study of...
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