title: [Molecular biology in cardiology: what is and where is the mutated gene?].
abstract: In this paper the role of molecular biology research and development in establishing etiology and pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease is discussed. Several examples of our own practice in the field (namely, Di George sequence, hereditary protein S deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinaemia) are provided as an illustration of the currently applied strategies.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge. jlavinha@mail.telepac.pt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lavinha
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008967:Molecular Biology; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*