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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Main Authors: A.C. Pereira, R.F.R. Corrêa, G.F. Mota, C.A. Kim, S.F. Mesquita, J.E. Krieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2003-10-01
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