Oncogenesis in patients with congenital heart disease: A possible role of the neural crest

Oncogenesis in patients with congenital heart disease: A possible role of the neural crest

Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) seem to have a higher risk for specific malignancies. We hypothesize a pathogenetic link between particular congenital heart defects and cancer originating from specific cellular lineages. We report a series of patients, followed in two high-volume referr...

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Main Authors: Paolo Ferrero, Isabelle Piazza, Alessandro Giamberti, Massimo Chessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
cancer
congenital heart disease
neural crest
oncogenesis
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2022;volume=15;issue=3;spage=273;epage=275;aulast=Ferrero

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