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Mutations in ZIC3 and ACVR2B are a common cause of heterotaxy and associated cardiovascular anomalies.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Apr 2012
Ma Lijiang, Selamet Tierney Elif Seda, Lee Teresa, Lanzano Patricia, Chung Wendy K
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BACKGROUND: Heterotaxy syndrome is caused by left-right asymmetry disturbances and is associated with abnormal lateralisation of the abdominal and thoracic organs. The heart is frequently involved and the severity of the abnormality usually determines the outcome. METHODS: We performed a direct sequence analysis of the coding sequence of genes including Zinc Finger Protein of the Cerebellum 3, Left-Right...
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