Consanguinity and Congenital Heart Disease Susceptibility: Insights into Rare Genetic Variations in Saudi Arabia
Congenital heart disease (CHD) encompasses a wide range of structural defects of the heart and, in many cases, the factors that predispose an individual to disease are not well understood, highlighting the remarkable complexity of CHD etiology. Evidence of familial aggregation of CHD has been demons...
Main Authors: | Nour Albesher, Salam Massadeh, Sabah M. Hassan, Manal Alaamery |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/2/354 |
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