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. 2015 Jun;16(3):141–158. doi: 10.2174/1389202916666150303232520

Table 1.

Aneuploidity and congenital heart defects.

Chromosomal Aberration Frequency a Association with Congenital Heart Defects CHD Frequency in
Trisomy 21
(Down Syndrome)
1 : 700 ASD, AVSD, TOF, VSD 50 %
Trisomy 13
(Patau Syndrome)
1 – 2 : 10.000 ASD, HLHS, PDA, VSD 80 %
Trisomy 18
(Edwards Syndrome)
1 : 2.500 ASD, BAV, CoA, DORV,
PDA, TOF, VSD
> 90 %
Monosomy X
(Turner Syndrome)
1 : 2.500 AoS, BAV, CoA, HLHS 33 %
47, XXY
(Klinefelter Syndrome)
1 – 2 : 1.000 ASD, MVP, PDA 50 %
a:

per live births. Adapted from [31].

AoS:

aortic stenosis, ASD: atrial septal defect, AVSD: atrioventricular septal defect, BAV: bicuspid aortic valve, CoA: coarctation of the aorta, DORV: double-outlet right ventricle, HLHS: hypoplastic left heart syndrome, MVP: mitral valve prolapse, PDA: patent ductus arteriosus, TOF: tetralogy of Fallot, VSD: ventricular septal defect.