Preliminary exploration of transcription factor Nkx2.5 mutations and congenital heart diseases

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1114-1116

  Ding, Jian Dong ^a   Li, Kai Ru ^a   Zhang, Xiao Li ^a   Yao, Yu Yu ^a   Ren, Li Qun ^a   Tao, Shao Yu ^a   Fang, Xiang ^a   Ma, Gen Shan ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene mutation; Heart disease, congenital; Nkx2.5 gene

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBX5;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXONS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449131415     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.16.011     Document Type: Article

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