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I was born with a congenital heart problem but my parents don't have it. how is this possible?
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Complex issue: The formation of the fetal heart is a complex sequence of events that involves information that is on several separate chromosomes.While the tendency toward some form of heart defect can be inherited, it is not always and can arise new in any patient.There are also known infectious or toxic events that can produce a problem.Someone with chd has only 4% risk of passing on some form of chd.
Answered 12/28/2013
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