| Literature DB >> 25447988 |
Julia Wynn1, Lan Yu1, Wendy K Chung2.
Abstract
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a moderately prevalent birth defect that, despite advances in neonatal care, is still a significant cause of infant death, and surviving patients have significant morbidity. The goal of ongoing research to elucidate the genetic causes of CDH is to develop better treatment and ultimately prevention. CDH is a complex developmental defect that is etiologically heterogeneous. This review summarizes the recurrent genetic causes of CDH including aneuploidies, chromosome copy number variants, and single gene mutations. It also discusses strategies for genetic evaluation and genetic counseling in an era of rapidly evolving technologies in clinical genetic diagnostics.Entities:
Keywords: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Copy number variants; Gene; Genomics; Syndromes
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25447988 PMCID: PMC4259843 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2014.09.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Fetal Neonatal Med ISSN: 1744-165X Impact factor: 3.926