Assessing the influence of consanguinity on congenital heart disease

• Autor Principal: Alan H Bittles (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Numerous articles have been published linking consanguineous marriage to an elevated prevalence of congenital heart disease, with ventricular septal defects and atrial septal defects the most commonly cited disorders. While initially persuasive, on closer examination many of these studies have funda...