Genetic syndromes associated with congenital heart disease.

Abstract excerpt

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting 1% of live births. The underlying cause of congenital heart disease is frequently unknown. However, advances in human genetics and genome technologies have helped expand congenital heart disease pathogenesis knowledge during the last few decades. When the cardiac defects are part of a genetic syndrome, they are associated with...

Topics

• Humans
• Heart Defects, Congenital
• Genetic Testing
• Phenotype
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Genetic Counseling
• Syndrome