Article
22q11 deletion syndrome: a role for TBX1 in pharyngeal and cardiovascular development.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Apr 2010
Scambler Peter J
Abstract excerpt
Tbx1 is a member of the Tbox family of binding domain transcription factors. TBX1 maps within the region of 22q11 deleted in humans with DiGeorge or velocardiofacial syndrome. Mice haploinsufficient for Tbx1 have phenotypes that recapitulate major features of the syndrome, notably abnormal growth and remodelling of the pharyngeal arch arteries. The Tbx1 haploinsufficiency phenotype is modified by genetic...
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