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Congenital heart defect causing mutation in Nkx2.5 displays in vivo functional deficit.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Apr 2017
Zakariyah Abeer F, Rajgara Rashida F, Veinot John P, Skerjanc Ilona S, Burgon Patrick G
Abstract excerpt
The Nkx2.5 gene encodes a transcription factor that plays a critical role in heart development. In humans, heterozygous mutations in NKX2.5 result in congenital heart defects (CHDs). However, the molecular mechanisms by which these mutations cause the disease remain unknown. NKX2.5-R142C is a mutation that was reported to be associated with atrial septal defect (ASD) and atrioventricular (AV) block in 13-patients...
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