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Association between ISL1 variants and susceptibility to ventricular septal defect in a Chinese cohort.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Apr 2013
Lang Jilu, Tian Weichen, Sun Xian
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AIM: It has previously been reported that ISLET1 (ISL1) plays a fundamental role in cardiac morphogenesis. This study investigated the possible association between variants in the ISL LIM homeobox 1 (ISL1) gene and congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) in a Chinese cohort. METHODS: A total of 512 congenital VSD patients and 612 unrelated age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects were enrolled in this...
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