Familial occurrence of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS) is a rare disease, accounting for less than 3% of all congenital heart lesions. The cause of PA/IVS is unknown. We report the occurrence of two first cousins with PA/IVS, suggestive of autosomal dominant inheritance with incomplete penetrance. The study of such families should ultimately lead to the identification of the gene(s) that cause congenital heart disease.
Grossfeld
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center 92103, USA.
Lucas
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Sklansky
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Kashani
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Rothman
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000235:genetics*