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Homeobox transcription factor Pitx2: The rise of an asymmetry gene in cardiogenesis and arrhythmogenesis.
Trends in cardiovascular medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Franco Diego, Christoffels Vincent M, Campione Marina
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The homeobox transcription factor Pitx2 displays a highly specific expression pattern during embryogenesis. Gain and loss of function experiments have unraveled its pivotal role in left-right signaling. Conditional deletion in mice has demonstrated a complex and intricate role for Pitx2 in distinct aspects of cardiac development and more recently a link to atrial fibrillation has been proposed based on...
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