Genetic variation in VEGF does not contribute significantly to the risk of congenital cardiovascular malformation.

Several previous studies have investigated the role of common promoter variants in the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene in causing congenital cardiovascular malformation (CVM). However, results have been discrepant between studies and no study to date has comprehensively characterised...

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Main Authors: Helen R Griffin, Darroch H Hall, Ana Topf, James Eden, A Graham Stuart, Jonathan Parsons, Ian Peart, John E Deanfield, John O'Sullivan, Sonya V Babu-Narayan, Michael A Gatzoulis, Frances A Bu'lock, Shoumo Bhattacharya, Jamie Bentham, Martin Farrall, Javier Granados Riveron, J David Brook, John Burn, Heather J Cordell, Judith A Goodship, Bernard Keavney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2654913?pdf=render