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Association of Damaging Variants in Genes With Increased Cancer Risk Among Patients With Congenital Heart Disease.
JAMA cardiology - 1 Apr 2021
Morton Sarah U, Shimamura Akiko, Newburger Peter E, Opotowsky Alexander R, Quiat Daniel, Pereira Alexandre C, Jin Sheng Chih, Gurvitz Michelle, Brueckner Martina, Chung Wendy K, Shen Yufeng, Bernstein Daniel, Gelb Bruce D, Giardini Alessandro, Goldmuntz Elizabeth, Kim Richard W, Lifton Richard P, Porter George A, Srivastava Deepak, Tristani-Firouzi Martin, Newburger Jane W, Seidman J G, Seidman Christine E
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD), the most common birth defect, have increased risks for cancer. Identification of the variables that contribute to cancer risk is essential for recognizing patients with CHD who warrant longitudinal surveillance and early interventions. Objective: To compare the frequency of damaging variants in cancer risk genes among patients with CHD and control...
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