Mutations in many GATA family members have resulted in congenital heart defects, including atrial septal defects, and variants in some GATA genes can also cause CDH (Lin et al., 2010; Maitra et al., 2010; Tomita‐Mitchell et al., 2007; Wang et al., 2011; Yu et al., 2013, 2014; Zhang et al., 2008). This evidence concerns the gene QRSL1 and atrial septal defect.