High specificity PCR screening for 22q11.2 microdeletion in three different ethnic groups
Congenital heart defects are the most common of all human birth defects. Numerous studies have shown that a deletion within chromosome 22q11 is associated with DiGeorge syndrome and certain forms of sporadic congenital cardiovascular disease. We have determined the value of a PCR assay using markers...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2003-10-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001000012 |