A novel mutation of Hyaluronan synthase 2 gene in Chinese children with ventricular septal defect.

As a major product of extracellular matrix (ECM), Hyaluronic acid (HA) is involved in early cardiac development and mainly synthesized by Hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) during embryogenesis. Targeted deletion of HAS2 gene in mice led to obvious cardiac and vascular defects. To clarify the potential as...

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Main Authors: Xiaomei Zhu, Xiaopeng Deng, Guangying Huang, Jing Wang, Jingwen Yang, Si Chen, Xu Ma, Binbin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3928120?pdf=render