A novel NKX2-5 mutation in familial ventricular septal defect

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Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common cardiovascular malformation and an important contributor to the substantial morbidity and mortality in infancy. Growing evidence suggests that genetic defects play important roles in the pathogenesis of congenital VSD. However, VSD is of great genetic heterogeneity and the genetic basis for VSD in the majority of the patients remains largely unhnown. In this...

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