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Transcription factor HAND2 mutations in sporadic Chinese patients with congenital heart disease.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jul 2010
Shen Lei, Li Xiao-Feng, Shen A-Dong, Wang Qiang, Liu Cai-Xia, Guo Ya-Jie, Song Zhen-Jiang, Li Zhong-Zhi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor HAND2 plays an essential role in cardiac morphogenesis. However, the prevalence of HAND2 mutations in congenial heart disease (CHD) and the correlation between the HAND2 genotype and CHD phenotype have not been studied extensively. METHO...
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