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Pitt hires researcher in causes of heart defects
Apr 22, 2009Thousands of children are born each year in the United States with congenital heart disease.
And while the death rates from this condition have dropped in recent years, the diagnosis can still be devastating for families, requiring several surgeries in the first year of life and uncertain chances of survival.
Cecilia Lo has dedicated her research to uncovering the causes of these genetic defects, and she will now have a new research center in Pittsburgh to advance that work.
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