Associations between two genetic variants in NKX2-5 and risk of congenital heart disease in Chinese population: a meta-analysis.

NKX2-5 is a transcriptional factor, which plays an important role in heart formation and development. Two genetic variants in the coding region of NKX2-5, 63A>G (rs2277923) and 606G>C (rs3729753), have been investigated in the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD), although with inconsistent...

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Main Authors: Zhenling Wang, Li Zou, Rong Zhong, Beibei Zhu, Wei Chen, Na Shen, Juntao Ke, Jiao Lou, Ranran Song, Xiao-Ping Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3732287?pdf=render