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The Complexity of Familial Inheritance in Pectus Excavatum: A Ten-Family Exome Sequencing Analysis.
Genes - 1 Nov 2024
Farina Juan M, Olson Rory J, Dhamija Radhika, Bofferding Anne, Sekulic Aleksandar, Egan Jan B, Jaroszewski Dawn E
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Background/Objectives: Pectus excavatum (PEx) is considered, at least partially, a familial disorder. A variety of inheritance patterns, associations with genetic syndromes, and pathogenic variants have been reported. However, the etiology of this condition is still not completely understood, and no known genes have been identified as definitive contributors. Methods: Family members with a confirmed PEx diagnosis...
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