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Copy number variation as a genetic basis for heterotaxy and heterotaxy-spectrum congenital heart defects.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 19 Dec 2016
Cowan Jason R, Tariq Muhammad, Shaw Chad, Rao Mitchell, Belmont John W, Lalani Seema R, Smolarek Teresa A, Ware Stephanie M
Abstract excerpt
Genomic disorders and rare copy number abnormalities are identified in 15-25% of patients with syndromic conditions, but their prevalence in individuals with isolated birth defects is less clear. A spectrum of congenital heart defects (CHDs) is seen in heterotaxy, a highly heritable and genetically heterogeneous multiple congenital anomaly syndrome resulting from failure to properly establish left-right (L-R)...
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