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A novel mutation in exon 1 of GATA4 in Egyptian patients with congenital heart disease.
Turkish journal of medical sciences - 27 Feb 2017
Shaker Olfat, Omran Salwa, Sharaf Eman, A Hegazy Gehan, Mashaly Mohamed, E A Gaboon Nagwa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a common birth defect. Many studies have reported GATA4 mutations in patients with CHD, mainly septal defects. This study aimed to investigate the GATA4 exon 1 mutation in Egyptian patients with isolated congenital heart defects as a possible causative mutation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Screening for mutations or any sequence variations in exon 1 of the GATA4 gene...
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