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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Is 15q26.1‐26.2 a candidate locus?
18 Aug 2003
Abstract excerpt
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a developmental abnormality due to failure of the normal formation of the diaphragm. While the majority of cases are idiopathic, chromosomal abnormalities have been implicated in approximately 15% of cases. Several recent series have suggested that 15q24-26 is critical in normal development of the diaphragm. We present a patient with a karyotype of 46, XX, del (15)(q26.1) born...
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