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What kind of likelihood is there of a child being born with transposition of the great arteries?
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Uncommon: About 20-30 for every 100, 000 live births. Some type of heart defect occurs in about 8 out of every 1000 births.
Answered 9/13/2015
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About 1 in 4000: Approximately one in every 4, 000 live births will have tga. About two-thirds of people born with tga are boys. It is the second most common cyanotic heart disease after tetralogy of fallot.
Answered 5/23/2013
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