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Clinical and molecular characterisation of Holt-Oram syndrome focusing on cardiac manifestations.
Cardiology in the young - 1 Aug 2015
Jhang Won Kyoung, Lee Beom Hee, Kim Gu-Hwan, Lee Jin-Ok, Yoo Han-Wook
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BACKGROUND: Holt-Oram syndrome is characterised by CHD and limb anomalies. Mutations in TBX5 gene, encoding the T-box transcription factor, are responsible for the development of Holt-Oram syndrome, but such mutations are variably detected in 30-75% of patients. METHODS: Clinically diagnosed eight Holt-Oram syndrome patients from six families were evaluated the clinical characteristics, focusing on the cardiac...
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