The 22q11.2 deletion in African‐American patients: An underdiagnosed population?

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Findings associated with the 22q11.2 deletion often include congenital heart malformations, palatal anomalies, immunodeficiency, hypocalcemia, and developmental delay or learning disabilities. Often the clinical suspicion of the diagnosis in a patient with one or more of these findings is heightened based on the presence of a characteristic facial appearance. In our large cohort of 370 patients with the 22q11.2...

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