Gene–environment Interactions in Congenital Heart Disease: An Epidemiological Perspective

Christopher A. Loffredo,

Christopher A. Loffredo

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Christopher A. Loffredo,

Christopher A. Loffredo

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Book Editor(s):Michael Artman MD,

Michael Artman MD

Chairman of Pediatrics University of Iowa

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D. Woodrow Benson MD, PhD,

D. Woodrow Benson MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Cardiovascular Genetics, Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Deepak Srivastava MD,

Deepak Srivastava MD

Pogue Distinguished Chair in Research on Cardiac Birth Defects, Joel B. Steinberg, M.D. Chair in Pediatrics Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

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Makoto Nakazawa MD,

Makoto Nakazawa MD

Professor and Head, Pediatric Cardiology, The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University

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First published: 01 January 2005

https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470988664.ch56

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This chapter contains sections titled:

Materials and methods
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