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Two novel and functional DNA sequence variants within an upstream enhancer of the human NKX2-5 gene in ventricular septal defects.
Gene - 25 Jul 2013
Huang Wenhui, Meng Haihong, Qiao Yuangang, Pang Shuchao, Chen Dongfeng, Yan Bo
Abstract excerpt
Mortality in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is significantly increased even with successful surgeries. The main causes are late cardiac complications, such as heart failure and arrhythmia, probably due to genetic defects. To date, genetic causes for CHD remain largely unknown. NKX2-5 gene encodes a highly conserved homeobox transcription factor, which is essential to the heart development in embryos...
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