Contribution of rare inherited and de novo variants in 2,871 congenital heart disease probands

SC Jin, J Homsy, S Zaidi, Q Lu, S Morton… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of mortality from birth defects. Here,
exome sequencing of a single cohort of 2,871 CHD probands, including 2,645 parent …

Distinct genetic architectures for syndromic and nonsyndromic congenital heart defects identified by exome sequencing

A Sifrim, MP Hitz, A Wilsdon, J Breckpot, SHA Turki… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) have a neonatal incidence of 0.8–1%(refs.,). Despite
abundant examples of monogenic CHD in humans and mice, CHD has a low absolute …

Genomic analyses implicate noncoding de novo variants in congenital heart disease

F Richter, SU Morton, SW Kim, A Kitaygorodsky… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
A genetic etiology is identified for one-third of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD),
with 8% of cases attributable to coding de novo variants (DNVs). To assess the contribution …

Genomic frontiers in congenital heart disease

SU Morton, D Quiat, JG Seidman… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The application of next-generation sequencing to study congenital heart disease (CHD) is
increasingly providing new insights into the causes and mechanisms of this prevalent birth …

[HTML][HTML] De novo and recessive forms of congenital heart disease have distinct genetic and phenotypic landscapes

WS Watkins, EJ Hernandez, S Wesolowski… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The genetic architecture of sporadic congenital heart disease (CHD) is characterized by
enrichment in damaging de novo variants in chromatin-modifying genes. To test the …

De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies

J Homsy, S Zaidi, Y Shen, JS Ware, KE Samocha… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Congenital heart disease (CHD) patients have an increased prevalence of extracardiac
congenital anomalies (CAs) and risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs). Exome …

[HTML][HTML] De novo variants in exomes of congenital heart disease patients identify risk genes and pathways

C Sevim Bayrak, P Zhang, M Tristani-Firouzi, BD Gelb… - Genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects~ 1% of live births and is the most
common birth defect. Although the genetic contribution to the CHD has been long …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular genetics and complex inheritance of congenital heart disease

NS Diab, S Barish, W Dong, S Zhao, G Allington, X Yu… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital malformation and the
leading cause of mortality therein. Genetic etiologies contribute to an estimated 90% of CHD …

Targeted next-generation sequencing identifies pathogenic variants in familial congenital heart disease

GM Blue, EP Kirk, E Giannoulatou… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Background: Many genes have been implicated in the development of congenital heart
disease (CHD). Next-generation sequencing offers opportunities for genetic testing but is …

Advances in the genetics of congenital heart disease: a clinician's guide

GM Blue, EP Kirk, E Giannoulatou, GF Sholler… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Our understanding of the genetics of congenital heart disease (CHD) is rapidly expanding;
however, many questions, particularly those relating to sporadic forms of disease, remain …