Mutation analysis of Connexon43 gene in Chinese patients with congenital heart defects

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 487-489

  Wang, Binbin ^a,f   Wen, Qiaolian ^a,f   Xie, Xiaodong ^b   Liu, Shiguo ^e   Liu, Mugen ^c   Tao, You ^h   Li, Zhongzhi ^d   Suo, Peisu ^a,f   Shen, Adong ^d   Wang, Jing ^a,f   Ma, Xu ^a,f,g  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h GANSU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defect; Connexon43; Mutation

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; AORTA COARCTATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHINESE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONNEXON43 GENE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALLOT TETRALOGY; GENE MUTATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LETTER; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649926588     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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