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MEF2C loss-of-function mutation contributes to congenital heart defects.
International journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2017
Qiao Xiao-Hui, Wang Fei, Zhang Xian-Ling, Huang Ri-Tai, Xue Song, Wang Juan, Qiu Xing-Biao, Liu Xing-Yuan, Yang Yi-Qing
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of developmental abnormality in humans, and is a leading cause for substantially increased morbidity and mortality in affected individuals. Increasing studies demonstrates a pivotal role of genetic defects in the pathogenesis of CHD, and presently mutations in more than 60 genes have been associated with CHD. Nevertheless, CHD is of pronounced genetic...
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