Abstract
A new approach for the detection of chromosome deletion 22q11.2 in interphase nuclei from buccal mucosa cells obtained by a non-invasive procedure is decribed. FISH analysis has been performed on samples from a group of 101 patients that presented consecutively for speech therapy and/or surgical correction of cleft palate. A normal result has been obtained in 98 patients; a deletion 22q11.2 was present in three patients (2.8%) with cleft palate.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 198-200 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0901-5027 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Funding
This work was supported by a grant of the Syrian Ministry of Education.