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TCF21 rs12190287 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Ventricular Septal Defects in a Chinese Population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 May 2017
Yang Liping, Gao Xiaobo, Luo Haiyan, Huang Qiuyu, Su Dongmei, Tan Xinyu, Lu Cailing
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: TCF21 knockout mice display cardiac defects, including ventricular septal defects (VSDs). Functional rs12190287 polymorphisms located within the 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) of TCF21 were associated with a risk of coronary heart disease in the European and Eastern populations. However, whether rs12190287 polymorphisms in the TCF21-3'UTR confer predisposition to congenital heart disease (CHD) is unclear....
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