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ECE1 polymorphisms may contribute to the susceptibility of sporadic congenital heart disease in a Chinese population.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Aug 2012
Wang Yu, Liu Yiming, Peng Wei, Wang Meilin, Sun Jian, Zhang Zhengdong, Mo Xuming
Abstract excerpt
Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE1) plays a key role in the development of a subset of neural crest lineages such as cardiogenesis. Genetic variants of ECE1 C338A (rs213045) and T839G (rs213046) have been shown to alter ECE1 expression. This observation led us to hypothesize that two polymorphisms might influence the susceptibility of sporadic congenital heart disease (CHD). We conducted a case-control study...
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