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Atrioventricular canal defect in patients with RASopathies.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Feb 2013
Digilio Maria Cristina, Romana Lepri Francesca, Dentici Maria Lisa, Henderson Alex, Baban Anwar, Roberti Maria Cristina, Capolino Rossella, Versacci Paolo, Surace Cecilia, Angioni Adriano, Tartaglia Marco, Marino Bruno, Dallapiccola Bruno
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart defects affect 60-85% of patients with RASopathies. We analysed the clinical and molecular characteristics of atrioventricular canal defect in patients with mutations affecting genes coding for proteins with role in the RAS/MAPK pathway. Between 2002 and 2011, 101 patients with cardiac defect and a molecularly confirmed RASopathy were collected. Congenital heart defects within the spectrum of...
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