Malocclusions and craniofacial anomalies in a child with velo-cardio-facial syndrome.

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Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome (VCFS), also called 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, is a rare pathology. The syndrome is caused by 22q11.2 deletion, recognized as one of the most frequent pathogenic human microdeletions. The scope and severity of the phenotypic expression of 22q11.2 microdeletion is characterised by high variability, although cleft palate and congenital conotruncal malformations are among the...

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