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Candidate modifier genes for immune function in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Jan 2020
Pinnaro Catherina T, Henry Travis, Major Heather J, Parida Mrutyunjaya, DesJardin Lucy E, Manak John R, Darbro Benjamin W
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BACKGROUND: The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common contiguous microdeletion affecting humans and exhibits extreme phenotypic heterogeneity. Patients can manifest any combination of comorbidities including congenital heart disease, hypoparathyroidism, cleft palate, kidney abnormalities, neurodevelopmental disorders, and immune dysfunction. Immunodeficiency is present in the majority of...
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