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. 1997 Dec;73(866):771–775. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.73.866.771

Velocardiofacial syndrome.

A C Pike 1, M Super 1
PMCID: PMC2431520  PMID: 9497944

Abstract

Velocardiofacial syndrome is a syndrome of multiple anomalies that include cleft palate, cardiac defects, learning difficulties, speech disorder and characteristic facial features. It has an estimated incidence of 1 in 5000. The majority of cases have a microdeletion of chromosome 22q11.2. The phenotype of this condition shows considerable variation, not all the principal features are present in each case. Identification of the syndrome can be difficult as many of the anomalies are minor and present in the general population.

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