Cardiac alpha-myosin (MYH6) is the predominant sarcomeric disease gene for familial atrial septal defects.

Secundum-type atrial septal defects (ASDII) account for approximately 10% of all congenital heart defects (CHD) and are associated with a familial risk. Mutations in transcription factors represent a genetic source for ASDII. Yet, little is known about the role of mutations in sarcomeric genes in AS...

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Main Authors: Maximilian G Posch, Stephan Waldmuller, Melanie Müller, Thomas Scheffold, David Fournier, Miguel A Andrade-Navarro, Bernard De Geeter, Sophie Guillaumont, Claire Dauphin, Dany Yousseff, Katharina R Schmitt, Andreas Perrot, Felix Berger, Roland Hetzer, Patrice Bouvagnet, Cemil Özcelik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22194935/pdf/?tool=EBI