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Replication of the 4p16 susceptibility locus in congenital heart disease in Han Chinese populations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhao Bijun, Lin Yuan, Xu Jing, Ni Bixian, Da Min, Ding Chenyue, Hu Yuanli, Zhang Kai, Yang Shiwei, Wang Xiaowei, Yu Shiqiang, Chen Yijiang, Mo Xuming, Liu Jiayin, Shen Hongbing, Sha Jiahao, Ma Hongxia
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common form of congenital human birth anomalies and a leading cause of perinatal and infant mortality. Some studies including our published genome-wide association study (GWAS) of CHD have indicated that genetic variants may contribute to the risk of CHD. Recently, Cordell et al. published a GWAS of multiple CHD phenotypes in European Caucasians and identified 3...
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