Absence of association between length variation of an intronic region in the nfatc1 gene and congenital heart defects in a han chinese population

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-91

  Liu, Hanmin ^a   Dai, Li ^a   Mao, Meng ^a   Wang, Xiaoshuang ^a   Hua, Yimin ^a   Xie, Liang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HUMANS; INTRONS; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84855429484     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: 15577430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2011.1286     Document Type: Article

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