Cardiovascular molecular genetics.

Abstract excerpt

This monograph reviews advances in understanding the genetic basis of heritable disorders of the heart and vasculature, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Marfan syndrome, conotruncal malformations, atrioventricular septal defects, supravalvular aortic stenosis, and the field defects associated with DiGeorge and velocardiofacial syndromes. The prognostic value and the functional effects of beta myosin heavy...

Topics

• Animals
• Chromosome Aberrations
• Chromosome Disorders
• Female
• Genes, Homeobox
• Heart Defects, Congenital
• Humans
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Mutation
• Phenotype
• Pregnancy