Atrioventricular canal defect and associated genetic disorders: new insights into polydactyly syndromes

Atrioventricular canal defect (AVCD) is a common congenital heart defect (CHD), representing 7.4% of all cardiac malformations, considered secondary to an extracellular matrix anomaly. The AVCD is associated with extracardiac defects in about 75% of the cases. In this review we analyzed different sy...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M. Cristina Digilio, Paolo Versacci, Francesca Lepri, Anwar Baban, Bruno Dallapiccola, Bruno Marino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Cardiogenetics
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/cardiogen/article/view/114