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Pathologic and molecular analysis in a family with rare mixed supravalvar aortic and pulmonic stenosis.
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society - 1 Jan 2000
Arrington Cammon B, Nightengale Daniel, Lowichik Amy, Rosenthal Eric T, Christian-Ritter Karlyle, Viskochil David H
Abstract excerpt
Nonsyndromic supravalvar aortic stenosis (SVAS) is an obstructive vascular disorder often inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. With pulmonary artery involvement, stenotic lesions are nearly always peripheral or downstream of the pulmonic valve. In rare cases when the supravalvar pulmonic region is affected, the stenoses usually improve over time and rarely affect prognosis. We evaluated a unique family in...
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