In addition to rare mutations in transcription factor genes with a strong phenotype (GATA4/5/6, NKX2.5, TBX5), common variants located in or close to transcription factor genes (PITX2, ZFHX3, PRRX1, MEIS1, NKX2.5, TBX5) have been identified to be associated with AF by genome wide association studies (GWAS) [16, 18, 22, 25, 39, 46]. Here, NKX2-5 is linked to atrial fibrillation.