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Genetic analysis of an enhancer of the NKX2-5 gene in ventricular septal defects.
Gene - 15 Oct 2012
Qin Xianyun, Xing Qining, Ma Liming, Meng Haihong, Liu Yumei, Pang Shuchao, Yan Bo
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects in humans. Mutations in cardiac transcription factor genes, such as GATA4, NKX2-5 and TBX5 genes, have been associated to a small portion of familial and isolated CHD cases. NKX2-5, a highly conserved homeobox gene, is expressed in the developing heart. During embryonic development, NKX2-5 plays pivotal roles in specifying cardiac progenitors,...
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