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Of mice and men: molecular genetics of congenital heart disease.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS - 1 Apr 2014
Andersen Troels Askhøj, Troelsen Karin de Linde Lind, Larsen Lars Allan
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects nearly 1 % of the population. It is a complex disease, which may be caused by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Studies in human genetics have led to the identification of more than 50 human genes, involved in isolated CHD or genetic syndromes, where CHD is part of the phenotype. Furthermore, mapping of genomic copy number variants and exome sequencing of CHD...
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