Familial Aggregation Studies: A Valuable Tool in the Genetic Toolbox

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (E.G.).
² Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX (L.E.M.).

Editorial

Elizabeth Goldmuntz et al. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;15(4):e003868.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.122.003868. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (E.G.).
² Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX (L.E.M.).

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Keywords: Editorials; epidemiology genetics; genetic counseling; heart defects, congenital.

Comment on

Risk of Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring of Affected Mothers and Fathers.
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