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Chromosome 22q11 deletion in patients with ventricular septal defect: frequency and associated cardiovascular anomalies.
Pediatrics - 1 Dec 2003
McElhinney Doff B, Driscoll Deborah A, Levin Elissa R, Jawad Abbas F, Emanuel Beverly S, Goldmuntz Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common form of congenital heart disease and is one of the most common cardiovascular anomalies in individuals with chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome. However, the frequency of a chromosome 22q11 deletion in patients with a VSD is not known. In addition, among patients with a VSD, it is not clear whether particular types of VSD or associated cardiovascular...
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