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A novel GATA6 mutation in patients with tetralogy of Fallot or atrial septal defect.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2010
Lin Xiaoping, Huo Zhaoxia, Liu Xingyuan, Zhang Yangyang, Li Li, Zhao Hong, Yan Biao, Liu Ying, Yang Yiqing, Chen Yi-Han
Abstract excerpt
GATA6 is a member of the GATA family of transcription factors, and its expression and functions overlap with those of GATA4 during heart development. Mutations in GATA4 have been related to human congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in several studies, whereas mutations in GATA6 have only recently been reported in patients with persistent truncus arteriosus. Animal experiments have revealed critical roles for GATA6...
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