A Common Variant in the PTPN11 Gene Contributes to the Risk of Tetralogy of Fallot
Author(s) -
Judith A. Goodship,
Darroch Hall,
Ana Töpf,
Chrysovalanto Mamasoula,
Helen Griffin,
Thahira Rahman,
Elise Glen,
Huay Lin Tan,
Julián Palomino Doza,
Caroline L. Relton,
Jamie Bentham,
Shoumo Bhattacharya,
Catherine Cosgrove,
J. David Brook,
Javier T Granados-Riveron,
Frances Bu’Lock,
John O’Sullivan,
Graham Stuart,
Jonathan Parsons,
Heather J. Cordell,
Bernard Keavney
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1942-325X
pISSN - 1942-3268
DOI - 10.1161/circgenetics.111.962035
Subject(s) - ptpn11 , haplotype , genetics , noonan syndrome , tetralogy of fallot , single nucleotide polymorphism , linkage disequilibrium , odds ratio , cohort , genotype , medicine , transmission disequilibrium test , biology , genotyping , candidate gene , gene , heart disease , mutation , kras
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the commonest cyanotic form of congenital heart disease. In 80% of cases, TOF behaves as a complex genetic condition exhibiting significant heritability. As yet, no common genetic variants influencing TOF risk have been robustly identified.
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