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Transcriptional Impact of Rare and Private Copy Number Variants in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
Clinical and translational science - 1 Dec 2015
Glidewell Steven C, Miyamoto Shelley D, Grossfeld Paul D, Clouthier David E, Coldren Christopher D, Stearman Robert S, Geraci Mark W
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BACKGROUND: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a heterogeneous, lethal combination of congenital malformations characterized by severe underdevelopment of left heart structures, resulting in a univentricular circulation. The genetic determinants of this disorder are largely unknown. Evidence of copy number variants (CNVs) contributing to the genetic etiology of HLHS and other congenital heart defects has...
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