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Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion and phenotypic features in 30 patients with conotruncal heart defects.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jan 2003
Derbent Murat, Yilmaz Zerrin, Baltaci Volkan, Saygili Arda, Varan Birgül, Tokel Kürşat
Abstract excerpt
This report describes the dysmorphic features and frequency of 22q11.2 deletion (del22q11) in 30 Turkish patients with conotruncal heart defects (CTHDs). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis revealed deletions in the 22q11.2 region in nine (30%) individuals. The CTHDs in this group were tetralogy of Fallot (four cases), double-outlet right ventricle (DORV) (two cases), transposition of great...
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