A gene that is associated with a form of congenital heart disease found in newborns has been discovered by Newcastle University scientists.

Keavney said that his team found that a common genetic variation near a gene called Msx1 was strongly associated with the risk of a particular type of congenital heart disease called atrial septal defect or hole in the heart.
The research is set to be published in the Nature Genetics journal.
Source-ANI