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Low-frequency intermediate penetrance variants in the ROCK1 gene predispose to Tetralogy of Fallot.
BMC genetics - 19 Jun 2013
Palomino Doza Julian, Topf Ana, Bentham Jamie, Bhattacharya Shoumo, Cosgrove Catherine, Brook J David, Granados-Riveron Javier, Bu'Lock Frances A, O'Sullivan John, Stuart A Graham, Parsons Jonathan, Relton Caroline, Goodship Judith, Henderson Deborah J, Keavney Bernard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies indicate a substantial excess familial recurrence of non-syndromic Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), implicating genetic factors that remain largely unknown. The Rho induced kinase 1 gene (ROCK1) is a key component of the planar cell polarity signalling pathway, which plays an important role in normal cardiac development. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of genetic...
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