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Absence of association between length variation of an intronic region in the NFATC1 gene and congenital heart defects in a Han Chinese population.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Jan 2012
Liu Hanmin, Dai Li, Mao Meng, Wang Xiaoshuang, Hua Yimin, Xie Liang
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Congenital heart defects are complicated birth defects due to the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Previous research indicated the importance of transcription factors in heart development, which suggested that mutations of transcription factor genes could be genetic determinants of congenital heart defects. Recently, the length variation of an intronic region in the NFATC1 gene was linked to...
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