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22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome is under-recognised in adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015Screening for 22q11.2 microdeletion in adults with tetralogy of FallotShow More
To the Editor: We read with interest the paper by van Engelen et al.,1 analysing the prevalence of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) in adults with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and with pulmonary atresia(PA)/ventricular septal defect (VSD). We agree with the experience that many adult patients with TOF have not been tested for 22q11.2DS in the past, so that awareness of the syndrome is needed among clinicians who care ad...
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