Table 1

 Summary of GATA4 mutations

Nucleotide changeAmino acid changeLocationPositive hearts (VSD)Positive hearts (ASD)Positive hearts (AVSD)PCR-RFLP assayMatched healthy heart tissue
*Homozygous genotypes observed.
+1 in nucleotide numbering is A of start codon ATG.
nls, nuclear localisation signal.
c.622T→CPhe208 Leuexon 31E22VSD, absent
c.631T→CPhe211Leuexon 311
c.640G→AGly214Serexon 31
c.668T→CMet223Threxon 3, 1st zinc finger1TaiIE27VSD, absent
c.677delCPro226fsexon 3, 1st zinc finger1*F08AVSD, absent
c.687G→TArg229Serexon 3, 1st zinc finger111TaqIE27VSD, absent
c.700G→AGly234Serexon 3, 1st zinc finger1HinfIC70/2AVSD, absent
c.715A→GAsn239Aspexon 3, 1st zinc finger1
c.716A→GAsn239Serexon 3, 1st zinc finger1
c.731A→GTyr244Cysexon 3, basic region11
c.743A→GAsn248Serexon 3, basic region11BsrBIF02AVSD, absent
c.755G→CArg252Proexon 3, basic region1C70/2AVSD, absent
c.764T→CIle255Threxon 3, basic region1
c.779G→AArg260Glnexon 3, basic region1MspA1I
c.782T→CLeu261Proexon 3, basic region11
c.796C→TArg266Terexon 41*MspA1IF12AVSD, absent
c.818A→GAsn273Serexon 4, 2nd zinc finger1AluIF28AVSD, absent
c.830C→TThr277Ileexon 4, 2nd zinc finger1HphI
c.848G→AArg283Hisexon 4, 2nd zinc finger1HhaIE43AVSD, absent
c.855T→GAsn285Lysexon 4, 2nd zinc finger1BseMI
c.874T→CCys292Argexon 4, 2nd zinc finger19*66FspIin 20 matches, absent
c.881C→TAla294Valexon 4, 2nd zinc finger1
c.905A→GHis302Argexon 4, basic region, nls1SacII