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Deletion of 150 kb in the Minimal Digeorge/Velocardiofacial Syndrome Critical Region in Mouse
1 Nov 1999
Abstract excerpt
Deletions or rearrangements of human chromosome 22q11 lead to a variety of related clinical syndromes such as DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) and velo--cardiofacial syndrome (VCFS). In addition, patients with 22q11 deletions have an increased incidence of schizophrenia and several studies have mapped susceptibility loci for schizophrenia to this region. Human molecular genetic studies have so far failed to identify the...
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