Deletion 22q11 syndrome: acknowledging a lost eponym as we say farewell to an acronym

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Editor—Time may be closing on use of the acronym “CATCH22” for “deletion 22q11 syndrome”,1 but it is likely to be a good while before it has finally run out. Many will prefer to retain their personal preference and “deletion 22q11 syndrome” does not easily roll off the tongue (and it really needs to be stated in full to distinguish it from the separate and emerging “deletion 22q13 syndrome”2 3). Besides this, any...

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