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The role of TBX18 in congenital heart defects in humans not confirmed

European Journal of Human Genetics volume 31, pages 138–141 (2023)Cite this article

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all patients involved. We also thank Kate Mc Intyre for editing the manuscript, Ludolf Boven for assisting in the lab and Jan Jongbloed for assisting in patient selection.

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This work was supported by a grant from ZonMw (113312101) and by crowdfunding organised by Chromosome 6 parents. AE is the recipient of a Junior Scientific Masterclass MD/PhD scholarship from the University Medical Center Groningen.

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  1. Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Aafke Engwerda, Kristin M. Abbott, Marrit M. Hitzert, Conny M. A. van Ravenswaaij-Arts & Wilhelmina S. Kerstjens-Frederikse

  2. ATN/Jonx, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Conny M. A. van Ravenswaaij-Arts

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Conceptualisation: AE, WSK-F. Data curation: AE, KMA. Formal analysis: AE, KMA. Funding acquisition: AE, CMAR-A. Investigation: AE. Methodology: AE, WSK-F. Project administration: AE. Resources: AE, KMA, WSK-F. Supervision: WSK-F. Writing—original draft: AE. Writing—review and editing: AE, KMA, MMH, CMAR-A, WSK-F.

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The study design for Sanger sequencing was discussed with the accredited Medical Ethics Review Committee of the University Medical Centre Groningen. The committee waived full ethical evaluation. All the patients in this clinical cohort consented to use of residual material and data.

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Engwerda, A., Abbott, K.M., Hitzert, M.M. et al. The role of TBX18 in congenital heart defects in humans not confirmed. Eur J Hum Genet 31, 138–141 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-022-01242-3

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