Mutations of the GATA4 and NKX2.5 genes in Chinese pediatric patients with non-familial congenital heart disease

Genetica

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1231-1240

  Peng, Ting ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Zhou, Shu Feng ^b   Li, Xiaotian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; GATA4; Mutation; NKX2.5; Pediatric patient

Indexed keywords

GATA4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NKX2 5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NKX2-5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHINA; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHINA; EXONS; FEMALE; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 78650517721     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9522-4     Document Type: Article

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