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GATA4 specific nonsynonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms in congenital heart disease patients of Mysore, India.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Oct 2011
Dinesh Sosalagere M, Lingaiah Kusuma, Savitha Mysore R, Krishnamurthy Balasundaram, Narayanappa Doddaiah, Ramachandra Nallur B
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of birth defect, affecting 1% of all live births. The recent exponential increase in the knowledge of medical genetics has revolutionized the understanding of CHDs during the past few decades. GATA4, a transcription factor, is involved in heart development. There are many contradictory reports on involvement of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of GATA4...
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