Interrupted aortic arch type B1 in a brother and sister: suggestion of a recessive gene.
We report on the occurrence of an identical form of interrupted aortic arch and ventricular septal defect in a brother and sister whose parents are not consanguineous. The first child died on the 7th day of life without surgery 3 years ago; the second underwent surgical correction on the 5th day of life and is doing well.
Pankau
R
R
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany.
Funda
J
J
Wessel
A
A
D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005808:Genes, Recessive; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography