Insights: Unraveling the genetics of congenital heart defects to help save lives

Congenital heart defects remain the most common type of birth defect, but the genetic causes of these conditions are poorly understood. Sanford Burnham Prebys is teaming up with Rady Children's Hospital to demystify the genetics of heart defects by studying the genes of actual patients.

To pave the way for better patient care and prevention of CHD, Sanford Burnham Prebys is teaming up with Rady Children's Hospital to demystify the genetics of this disorder by studying the genes of actual patients.

Learn how the team helped a family receive life-saving therapies by identifying a mutation associated with CHD.

Discover how exploring and sequencing the genomes of patient families helps researchers predict at-risk patients and improve precision medicine.

Hear how testing gene candidates can lead to the discovery of new CHD genes and pathways to help vulnerable infants.

SPEAKERS
Rolf Bodmer, Ph.D.
Director
Center for Genetic Disorders and Aging Research
Professor
Development, Aging and Regeneration Program
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Paul Grossfeld, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego