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Novel TBX5 duplication in a Japanese family with Holt-Oram syndrome.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Jan 2015
Kimura Masato, Kikuchi Atsuo, Ichinoi Natsuko, Kure Shigeo
Abstract excerpt
Holt-Oram syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by upper limb malformations in the preaxial radial ray and cardiac septation and/or a conduction abnormality. It has been demonstrated that Holt-Oram syndrome is caused by mutations in the T-box transcription factor gene TBX5. Numerous germline mutations (more than 90) of this gene have been reported; however, TBX5 mutations are only identified in...
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