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TBX5 loss-of-function mutation contributes to familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 27 Mar 2015
Zhang Xian-Ling, Qiu Xing-Biao, Yuan Fang, Wang Juan, Zhao Cui-Mei, Li Ruo-Gu, Xu Lei, Xu Ying-Jia, Shi Hong-Yu, Hou Xu-Min, Qu Xin-Kai, Xu Ya-Wei, Yang Yi-Qing
Abstract excerpt
The cardiac T-box transcription factor TBX5 is crucial for proper cardiovascular development, and mutations in TBX5 have been associated with various congenital heart diseases and arrhythmias in humans. However, whether mutated TBX5 contributes to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) remains unclear. In this study, the coding exons and flanking introns of the TBX5 gene were sequenced in 190 unrelated patients with...
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