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Novel PITX2c loss-of-function mutations associated with complex congenital heart disease.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 May 2014
Wei Dong, Gong Xiao-Hui, Qiu Gang, Wang Juan, Yang Yi-Qing
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Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common form of birth defect in humans and is the leading non-infectious cause of infant mortality. Emerging evidence strongly suggests that genetic risk factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of CHD. However, CHD is of pronounced genetic heterogeneity, and the genetic defects responsible for CHD in an overwhelming majority of patients remain unclear. In this...
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