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[Analysis of microdeletions in 22q11 in Colombian patients with congenital heart disease].
Investigacion clinica - 1 Dec 2011
Salazar Marleny, Villalba Guiovanny, Mateus Heidi, Villegas Victoria, Fonseca Dora, Núñez Federico, Caicedo Víctor, Pachón Sonia, Bernal Jaime E
Abstract excerpt
Cardiac defects are the most frequent congenital malformations, with an incidence estimated between 4 and 12 per 1000 newborns. Their etiology is multifactorial and might be attributed to genetic predispositions and environmental factors. Since 1990 these types of pathologies have been associated with 22q11 microdeletion. In this study, the frequency of microdeletion 22q11 was determined in 61 patients with...
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