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Congenital heart defects in patients with oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum (Goldenhar syndrome).
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2008
Digilio M Cristina, Calzolari Flaminia, Capolino Rossella, Toscano Alessandra, Sarkozy Anna, de Zorzi Andrea, Dallapiccola Bruno, Marino Bruno
Abstract excerpt
The oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum (OAVS) is a non-random association of microtia, hemifacial microsomia with mandibular hypoplasia, ocular epibulbar dermoid, and cervical vertebral malformations. Congenital heart defects (CHDs) have been reported in 5-58% of the patients. We analyze the frequency and anatomic features of CHD in a series of 87 patients with OAVS examined between January 1990 and February 2007...
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