A Case of Atrial Septal Defect in Identical Twins
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 722-725, 1994.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Atrial septal defect is one of the most common congenital heart diseases in adult, of which absolute causes is not confirmed, but explained by multifactorial inheritance. In Korea, there has been no case report of atrial septal defect in identical twins in spite of some reports of atrial septal defect in relatives and twins in other countries. We present a first case of atrial septal defect in identical twins whose mother had no infection or medication history during pregnancy.
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Main subject:
Twins
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Twins, Monozygotic
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Multifactorial Inheritance
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Heart Diseases
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Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
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Korea
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Mothers
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
1994
Document type:
Article