Genetics of congenital heart defects: Is it not all in the DNA?

Translational Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-61

  Pulignani, Silvia ^a   Cresci, Monica ^a   Andreassi, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HISTONE DEACETYLASE 1; HISTONE DEACETYLASE 2; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5;

CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE INTERACTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SOMATIC MUTATION;

EID: 84870891042     PISSN: 19315244     EISSN: 18781810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2012.07.003     Document Type: Letter

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