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Familial truncus arteriosus: a possible autosomal-recessive trait.
Pediatric cardiology - 1 Jan 2000
Abushaban L, Uthaman B, Kumar A R, Selvan J
Abstract excerpt
Truncus arteriosus is a relatively uncommon congenital malformation. It accounts for approximately 1% of congenital heart diseases. The defect occurs sporadically but 22q11 deletion is frequently noted in such patients with conotruncal defects. We studied six cases of TA in four closely related families. Analysis of karyotypes in these cases was normal. Family 1 has one affected male infant who was born in 1998....
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