Genetic Testing for Inherited Heart Disease
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Genetic testing for inherited heart disease.
M edical conditions that run in a family are inherited or genetic, meaning they are caused by changes in genes that are passed from generation to generation. Many different types of heart disease can be inherited. Some conditions like high blood pressure or coronary artery disease (blockages in the arteries that supply the heart with blood) run in families but probably result from a number of d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002252