Frequency of chromosome 22q11.2 deletion among newborns with non-syndromic congenital heart defects from western Mexico

• Main Authors: Gerardo E. Fabián-Morales (Author), Lucina Bobadilla-Morales (Author), Christian Peña-Padilla (Author), Rafael Nieto-García (Author), Pascuala B. Rivera-Ramírez (Author), Alfredo Corona-Rivera (Author), Aurea Márquez-Mora (Author), Graciela Macías-Salcedo (Author), Idalid Cuero-Quezada (Author), Jorge R. Corona-Rivera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Permanyer, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Congenital heart defects (CHD) are among the most frequent manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Although we found relatively few studies aimed at specifically detecting 22q11.2 deletion in newborns (NB) with CHD, none of them has been performed in Mexico. Methods: We conducted a...