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Candidate genes harboring pathogenic variants were determined through quality control of WES results and a screening approach based on variant rarity, deleteriousness, inheritance patterns, and gene function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of two candidate genes and 46 CHD-related genes harboring LOF (loss-of-function) variants were identified. These included one <jats:italic>de novo<\/jats:italic> variants (in <jats:italic>DNAH2<\/jats:italic>), two compound heterozygous variants (in <jats:italic>DNAH2<\/jats:italic>), and one X-linked recessive variants (in <jats:italic>FLNA<\/jats:italic>). Significantly, cilia-related genes <jats:italic>DNAH2<\/jats:italic> had the highest frequencies of variants. Additionally, 26.1% (12\/46) of CHD-related genes harboring LOF variants were significantly linked to cilia function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This research identified two novel candidate genes (<jats:italic>DNAH2<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>FLNA<\/jats:italic>) for CHD\/LD in the Chinese population, with <jats:italic>DNAH2<\/jats:italic> ciliary genes being the most frequently occurring among all candidate genes. 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