The intent of this review is to provide the clinician with a summary of what is currently known
about the contribution of genetics to the origin of congenital heart disease. Techniques are
discussed to evaluate children with heart disease for genetic alterations. Many of these
techniques are now available on a clinical basis. Information on the genetic and clinical
evaluation of children with cardiac disease is presented, and several tables have been
constructed to aid the clinician in the assessment of children with different types of heart …

Genetic basis for congenital heart defects : Current knowledge. A scientific statement from
the American Heart Association Congenital Cardiac Defects Committee, Council on
Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics |
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