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Hypermethylation of NRG1 gene correlates with the presence of heart defects in Down's syndrome.
Journal of genetics - 1 Dec 2019
Dobosz Artur, Grabowska Agnieszka, Bik-Multanowski Miroslaw
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart defects can decrease the quality of life and life expectancy in affected individuals, and constitute a major burden for the health care systems. Endocardial cushion defects are among the most prevalent heart malformations in the general population, and are extremely frequent (approximately a 100-fold higher prevalence) in children with Down syndrome. Several genes have been proposed to be...
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