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Functional evidence of mTORβ splice variant involvement in the pathogenesis of congenital heart defects.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2021
Gentile Mattia, Ranieri Carlotta, Loconte Daria C, Ponzi Emanuela, Ficarella Romina, Volpe Paolo, Scalzo Gabriele, Lepore Signorile Martina, Grossi Valentina, Cordella Angela, Ventola Giovanna Maria, Susca Francesco C, Turchiano Antonella, Simone Cristiano, Resta Nicoletta
Abstract excerpt
mTOR dysregulation has been described in pathological conditions, such as cardiovascular and overgrowth disorders. Here we report on the first case of a patient with a complex congenital heart disease and an interstitial duplication in the short arm of chromosome 1, encompassing part of the mTOR gene. Our results suggest that an intragenic mTOR microduplication might play a role in the pathogenesis of...
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