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Autosomal and X chromosome structural variants are associated with congenital heart defects in Turner syndrome: The NHLBI GenTAC registry.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2016
Prakash Siddharth K, Bondy Carolyn A, Maslen Cheryl L, Silberbach Michael, Lin Angela E, Perrone Laura, Limongelli Giuseppe, Michelena Hector I, Bossone Eduardo, Citro Rodolfo, Lemaire Scott A, Body Simon C, Milewicz Dianna M
Abstract excerpt
Turner Syndrome (TS) is a developmental disorder caused by partial or complete loss of one sex chromosome. Bicuspid aortic valve and other left-sided congenital heart lesions (LSL), including thoracic aortic aneurysms and acute aortic dissections, are 30-50 times more frequent in TS than in the general population. In 454 TS subjects, we found that LSL are significantly associated with reduced dosage of Xp genes...
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