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Hypoparathyroidism and facial dysmorphism as main symptoms of 22q.11 deletion syndrome.
Brain & development - 1 Apr 2003
Yoshikawa Hideto, Abe Tokinari
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A 12-year-old Japanese boy with mental retardation and facial dysmorphism developed frequent convulsions, and hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism was recognized. Chromosomal analysis involving the fluorescence in situ hybridization method revealed a microdeletion of 22q11.2. However, other laboratory examinations revealed no cardiac anomaly, thymic hypoplasia, or cleft palate. It is well known that typical...
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