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Understanding the role of Tbx1 as a candidate gene for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Current allergy and asthma reports - 1 Dec 2013
Gao Shan, Li Xiao, Amendt Brad A
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22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is caused by a commonly occurring microdeletion on chromosome 22. Clinical findings include cardiac malformations, thymic and parathyroid hypoplasia, craniofacial dysmorphisms, and dental defects. These phenotypes are due mainly to abnormal development of the pharyngeal apparatus. Targeted deletion studies in mice and analysis of naturally occurring mutations in humans have...
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