VOLUME 137, NUMBER 2
The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: More answers but
more questions
It has been nearly 20 years since de la been an explosion of clinical and molec- situ hybridization probes have in-
Chapelle et al1 in France and Finland ular knowledge about this relatively creased our capabilities to rapidly di-
and Kelley et al2 in Philadelphia first common chromosomal microdeletion agnose and care for affected children.
described the association of DiGeorge
syndrome with partial monosomy of See related articles, p. 158 VCFS Velocardiofacial syndrome
chromosome 22. Since then, there has and p. 247.
Recognition of the clinical significance
J Pediatr 2000;137:145-7. syndrome. Subsequent reports have of the syndrome has spurred basic sci-
Copyright © 2000 by Mosby, Inc. confirmed how expert clinical obser- ence interest in defining the critical
0022-3476/2000/$12.00 + 0 9/18/109024 vations combined with the wide avail- gene or genes that contribute to the
doi:10.1067/mpd.2000.109024 ability of commercial fluorescence in phenotypic spectrum.3
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