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The NFKB1 -94 ATTG insertion/deletion polymorphism (rs28362491) contributes to the susceptibility of congenital heart disease in a Chinese population.
Gene - 10 Mar 2013
Zhang Danyan, Li Lianbing, Zhu Yijian, Zhao Letian, Wan Ling, Lv Jing, Li Xinsheng, Huang Pei, Wei Li, Ma Mingfu
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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequently occurring congenital disorder in newborns and is the most frequent cause of infant death from birth defects. Human genetic studies have identified that numerous genes encoding transcription factors that regulate specific events in heart development are responsible for inherited and sporadic CHD. Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is a major transcription regulator...
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