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Homeobox C9 is not potentially related to congenital heart disease in Chinese patients.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 May 2012
Sun Lei, Cheng Longfei, Li Congmin, Gao Bingren, Wang Binbin, Wang Jing, Wang Xiaochen, Huang Tianchu, Li Hui, Ma Xu
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BACKGROUND: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common human birth defects. The etiology and pathogenesis of CHD are complex and involve several genes as well as multiple changes in signaling pathways. The aim of this study was to identify potential pathological mutations in the Homeobox C9 (Hoxc9) gene in 350 Chinese children with CHD to further understand the etiology of CHD. METHOD: Sequence...
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