Toward a molecular understanding of congenital heart disease

RM Payne, MC Johnson, JW Grant, AW Strauss - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background This review discusses the incidence and importance of congenital heart
disease (CHD), the reasons that investigation of causative mechanisms for human CHD has …

Genome-wide association study of multiple congenital heart disease phenotypes identifies a susceptibility locus for atrial septal defect at chromosome 4p16

HJ Cordell, J Bentham, A Topf, D Zelenika, S Heath… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
We carried out a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of congenital heart disease
(CHD). Our discovery cohort comprised 1,995 CHD cases and 5,159 controls and included …

A screening approach to identify clinically actionable variants causing congenital heart disease in exome data

JO Szot, H Cuny, GM Blue, DT Humphreys… - Circulation: Genomic …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD)—structural abnormalities of the heart that
arise during embryonic development—is the most common inborn malformation, affecting≤ …

The epidemiology and genetics of congenital heart disease

E Goldmuntz - Clinics in perinatology, 2001 - perinatology.theclinics.com
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common major birth defect, but little is known
about its cause. Both environmental and genetic factors have been implicated. The genetic …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of copy number variation in congenital heart disease

G Costain, CK Silversides, AS Bassett - NPJ genomic medicine, 2016 - nature.com
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common class of major malformations in
humans. The historical association with large chromosomal abnormalities foreshadowed the …

The contribution of de novo and rare inherited copy number changes to congenital heart disease in an unselected sample of children with conotruncal defects or …

D Warburton, M Ronemus, J Kline, V Jobanputra… - Human genetics, 2014 - Springer
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital malformation, with
evidence of a strong genetic component. We analyzed data from 223 consecutively …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of clinically actionable variants from genome sequencing of families with congenital heart disease

D Alankarage, E Ip, JO Szot, J Munro, GM Blue… - Genetics in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects up to 1% of live births. However, a genetic
diagnosis is not made in most cases. The purpose of this study was to assess the outcomes …

Identification of a complex congenital heart defect susceptibility locus by using DNA pooling and shared segment analysis

VC Sheffield, ME Pierpont, D Nishimura… - Human molecular …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
The identification of genetic loci involved in most forms of congenital heart disease has been
hampered by the complex inheritance patterns of these disorders. Atrioventricular canal …

Genetic contribution to congenital heart disease (CHD)

NA Shabana, SU Shahid, U Irfan - Pediatric cardiology, 2020 - Springer
Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common congenital problems in neonates. The
basis for CHD is multifactorial, involving genetic and environmental components. The …

[HTML][HTML] Genetics of congenital heart disease: a narrative review of recent advances and clinical implications

J Yasuhara, V Garg - Translational Pediatrics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common human birth defect and remains a
leading cause of mortality in childhood. Although advances in clinical management have …