Submicroscopic deletion in chromosome 22q11 in trizygous triplet siblings and their father

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 246-249

  Devriendt, K ^a   Van Hoestenberghe, R ^b   Van Hole, C ^a   Devlieger, H ^a   Gewillig, M ^a   Moerman, Ph ^a   Van den Berghe, H ^a   Fryns, J P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Pediatrician   (Belgium)

^c CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chromosome 22; DiGeorge sequence; Sprintzen syndrome; Velo cardio facial syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 22Q; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FATHER; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOPLASIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; THYMUS;

EID: 0030959637     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02463.x     Document Type: Article

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