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Deletions and duplications of the 22q11.2 region in spermatozoa from DiGeorge/velocardiofacial fathers
25 Nov 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: DiGeorge/velocardiofacial syndrome (DGS/VCFS) is the most common deletion syndrome in humans. Low copy repeats flanking the 22q11.2 region confer a substrate for non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR) events leading to rearrangements. This study sought to identify DGS/VCFS fathers with increased susceptibility to deletions and duplications at the 22q11.2 region in spermatozoa and to assess the...
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