Medical Definition of Holt-Oram syndrome
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An inherited type of heart disease where there are defects in the internal walls (septa) between the atrium and ventricle chambers of the heart.
Holt-Oram syndrome is dominant (requires only one copy in the genome to be expressed) and is often associated with skeletal deformities such as abnormally short forearms or thumbs.
Inheritance: autosomal dominant.
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holt-Oram Syndrome
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