Variations in the poly-histidine repeat motif of HOXA1 contribute to bicuspid aortic valve in mouse and zebrafish
oleh: Gaëlle Odelin, Adèle Faucherre, Damien Marchese, Amélie Pinard, Hager Jaouadi, Solena Le Scouarnec, FranceGenRef Consortium, Raphaël Chiarelli, Younes Achouri, Emilie Faure, Marine Herbane, Alexis Théron, Jean-François Avierinos, Chris Jopling, Gwenaëlle Collod-Béroud, René Rezsohazy, Stéphane Zaffran
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common cardiac defect and although highly heritable, few causal mutations have been identified. Here, the authors identify variants in the poly-histidine repeat motif of HOXA1 and show that its disruption leads to BAV in mice.