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Investigation of the 22q11.2 candidate region in patients with midline facial defects with hypertelorism.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Jan 2010
Simioni M, Freitas E Lopes, Vieira T Paiva, Lopes-Cendes I, Gil-da-Silva-Lopes V Lúcia
Abstract excerpt
Midline facial defects with hypertelorism (MFDH) are mainly characterized by ocular hypertelorism and bifid nose. They are often associated with structural and functional anomalies of the central nervous system similar to those found in 22q11.2 deletion syndromes. In addition, there are some isolated reports of MFDH and 22q11.2 deletion. These findings suggest that MFDH may be part of the spectrum of 22q11.2...
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