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Genome-Wide Association Study of Down Syndrome-Associated Atrioventricular Septal Defects.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 20 Jul 2015
Ramachandran Dhanya, Zeng Zhen, Locke Adam E, Mulle Jennifer G, Bean Lora J H, Rosser Tracie C, Dooley Kenneth J, Cua Clifford L, Capone George T, Reeves Roger H, Maslen Cheryl L, Cutler David J, Feingold Eleanor, Sherman Stephanie L, Zwick Michael E
Abstract excerpt
The goal of this study was to identify the contribution of common genetic variants to Down syndrome-associated atrioventricular septal defect, a severe heart abnormality. Compared with the euploid population, infants with Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, have a 2000-fold increased risk of presenting with atrioventricular septal defects. The cause of this increased risk remains elusive. Here we present data from the...
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