A Novel Nonsense MMP21 Variant Causes Dextrocardia and Congenital Heart Disease in a Han Chinese Patient

The position and morphology of human internal organs are asymmetrically distributed along the left–right axis. Aberrant left–right patterning in the developing embryo can lead to a series of congenital laterality defects, such as dextrocardia and heterotaxy syndrome. Laterality defects are a genetic...

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Main Authors: Zhuang-Zhuang Yuan, Liang-Liang Fan, Zi-Chen Jiang, Yi-Feng Yang, Zhi-Ping Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2020.582350/full