From vascular biology to vascular medicine

Abstract

Cardiovascular disorders include various conditions characterized by morphological and functional defects of the heart and vascular system. Molecular biology techniques (in particular DNA sequencing) have recently offered new insights into the etiology of cardiovascular defects, revealing their association with germline as well as somatic mutations.

Keywords

• next generation sequencing
• cardiovascular disorders
• congenital heart defects
• vascular anomalies
• genetic testing
• ebtna utility gene test