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The 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome in Congenital Heart Defects: Prevalence of Microdeletion Syndrome in Cameroon.
Global heart - 1 Jun 2017
Wonkam Ambroise, Toko Ricardo, Chelo David, Tekendo-Ngongang Cedrik, Kingue Samuel, Dahoun Sophie
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BACKGROUND: The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is amongst the most common microdeletion syndrome in humans. Its prevalence remains unknown in sub-Saharan Africa, and its clinical features are under-reported for people of African descent. OBJECTIVE: We have investigated the prevalence of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in patients with congenital heart defects in Cameroon. METHODS: A total of 70 of 100 cases of...
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