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PITX2 Loss-of-Function Mutation Contributes to Congenital Endocardial Cushion Defect and Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Zhao Cui-Mei, Peng Lu-Ying, Li Li, Liu Xing-Yuan, Wang Juan, Zhang Xian-Ling, Yuan Fang, Li Ruo-Gu, Qiu Xing-Biao, Yang Yi-Qing
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common type of birth defect, is still the leading non-infectious cause of infant morbidity and mortality in humans. Aggregating evidence demonstrates that genetic defects are involved in the pathogenesis of CHD. However, CHD is genetically heterogeneous and the genetic components underpinning CHD in an overwhelming majority of patients remain unclear. In the present study,...
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