Mutations in the cardiac transcription factor GATA4 in patients with lone atrial fibrillation

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-203

  Posch, Maximilian G ^a   Boldt, Leif Hendrik ^b   Polotzki, Michael ^a   Richter, Silke ^a   Rolf, Sascha ^b   Perrot, Andreas ^a   Dietz, Rainer ^a,b   Özcelik, Cemil ^a,b   Haverkamp, Wilhelm ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

GATA4; Lone atrial fibrillation; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; GATA4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 77954385004     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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