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Kousseff syndrome caused by deletion of chromosome 22q11-13.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 2002
Forrester Shawnia, Kovach Margaret J, Smith Randell E, Rimer Lisa, Wesson Melissa, Kimonis Virginia E
Abstract excerpt
Kousseff syndrome was originally described by Boris Kousseff in 1984: Pediatrics 74:395-398 in three siblings whose main features were conotruncal heart defects, neural tube defects, and dysmorphic features. The proband is a white male who has spina bifida, shunted hydrocephalus, cleft palate, short stature, cognitive impairment, and the typical craniofacial features of velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS),...
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