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22q11.2 deletion syndrome affects an estimated 25 in 100,000 live births <ref name="pmid14736631">{{cite journal |author=Oskarsdóttir S, Vujic M, Fasth A |title=Incidence and prevalence of the 22q11 deletion syndrome: a population-based study in Western Sweden |journal=Arch. Dis. Child. |volume=89 |issue=2 |pages=148–51 |year=2004 |month=February |pmid=14736631 |pmc=1719787 |doi= |url=}}</ref>. The condition may be more common, however, because some people with the deletion have few signs and symptoms and may not have been diagnosed. | 22q11.2 deletion syndrome affects an estimated 25 in 100,000 live births <ref name="pmid14736631">{{cite journal |author=Oskarsdóttir S, Vujic M, Fasth A |title=Incidence and prevalence of the 22q11 deletion syndrome: a population-based study in Western Sweden |journal=Arch. Dis. Child. |volume=89 |issue=2 |pages=148–51 |year=2004 |month=February |pmid=14736631 |pmc=1719787 |doi= |url=}}</ref>. The condition may be more common, however, because some people with the deletion have few signs and symptoms and may not have been diagnosed. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
22q11.2 deletion syndrome affects an estimated 25 in 100,000 live births [1]. The condition may be more common, however, because some people with the deletion have few signs and symptoms and may not have been diagnosed.