Article
Genetic counseling in the adult with congenital heart disease: what is the role?
Current cardiology reports - 1 Aug 2011
Burchill Luke, Greenway Steven, Silversides Candice K, Mital Seema
Abstract excerpt
New discoveries using high-resolution methods for detecting genetic aberrations indicate that the genetic contribution to congenital heart disease has been significantly underestimated in the past. DNA diagnostics have become more accessible and genetic test results are increasingly being used to guide clinical management. Adult congenital heart disease specialists seeking to counsel adults with congenital heart...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Genetic Variation
- Heart Defects, Congenital
- Humans
- Professional Role
- Recurrence
- United States
