Article
Association between congenital heart disease and NKX2.5 gene polymorphisms: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Biomarkers in medicine - 1 Dec 2020
González-Castro Thelma B, Tovilla-Zárate Carlos A, López-Narvaez María L, Juárez-Rojop Isela E, Calderón-Colmenero Juan, Sandoval Juan P, García-Montes José A, Blachman-Braun Ruben, Castillo-Avila Rosa G, García-Flores Esbeidy, Cazarín-Santos Benny G, Borgonio-Cuadra Verónica M, Posadas-Sánchez Rosalinda, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto, Rodríguez-Pérez José M, Pérez-Hernández Nonanzit
Abstract excerpt
Aim: To analyze the association of NKX2.5 gene with congenital heart disease (CHD), and to determine if the variants rs703752, rs3729753 and rs2277923 increase the risk for developing CHD. Materials & methods: PubMed, EBSCO and Web of Science databases were screened to identify eligible studies. Through a comprehensive meta-analysis software, the association between NKX2.5 gene variants and susceptibility of CHD...
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