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A population-based study of the 22q11.2 deletion: phenotype, incidence, and contribution to major birth defects in the population.
Pediatrics - 1 Jul 2003
Botto Lorenzo D, May Kristin, Fernhoff Paul M, Correa Adolfo, Coleman Karlene, Rasmussen Sonja A, Merritt Robert K, O'Leary Leslie A, Wong Lee-Yang, Elixson E Marsha, Mahle William T, Campbell Robert M
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OBJECTIVES: Although several studies describe the 22q11.2 deletion, population-based data are scant. Such data are needed to evaluate properly the impact, distribution, and clinical presentation of the deletion in the population. Our goals were to assess the population-based birth prevalence of the 22q11.2 deletion and its associated phenotype and its impact on the occurrence of heart defects. METHODS: We...
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