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De Novo and Rare Variants at Multiple Loci Support the Oligogenic Origins of Atrioventricular Septal Heart Defects.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Priest James R, Osoegawa Kazutoyo, Mohammed Nebil, Nanda Vivek, Kundu Ramendra, Schultz Kathleen, Lammer Edward J, Girirajan Santhosh, Scheetz Todd, Waggott Daryl, Haddad Francois, Reddy Sushma, Bernstein Daniel, Burns Trudy, Steimle Jeffrey D, Yang Xinan H, Moskowitz Ivan P, Hurles Matthew, Lifton Richard P, Nickerson Debbie, Bamshad Michael, Eichler Evan E, Mital Seema, Sheffield Val, Quertermous Thomas, Gelb Bruce D, Portman Michael, Ashley Euan A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital heart disease (CHD) has a complex genetic etiology, and recent studies suggest that high penetrance de novo mutations may account for only a small fraction of disease. In a multi-institutional cohort surveyed by exome sequencing, combining analysis of 987 individuals (discovery cohort of 59 affected trios and 59 control trios, and a replication cohort of 100 affected singletons and 533 unaffected...
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