Role of connexins in human congenital heart disease: the chicken and egg problem

• Main Authors: Aida eSalameh (Author), Katja eBlanke (Author), Ingo eDaehnert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inborn cardiac diseases are among the most frequent congenital anomalies and are the main cause of death in infants within the first year of age in industrialized countries when not adequately treated. They can be divided into simple and complex cardiac malformations. The former ones, for instance a...