HEART DISEASE IN VELO-CARDIO-FACIAL SYNDROME (SVCF)
HEART DISEASE IN VELO-CARDIO-FACIAL SYNDROME (SVCF)
Author(s): Heidrun Adumitrachioaiei, Anca-Maria Ticu, Alina Costina LUCASubject(s): Health and medicine and law
Published by: Fundatia Română pentru Inteligenta Afacerii
Keywords: Velo-cardio-facial; Congenital heart defects; Chromosome deletion 22q11.2;
Summary/Abstract: Velo-cardio-facial syndrome or chromosome deletion 22q11.2, is the most common chromosomal microdeletia, estimated at approx. 1:4000 people. The syndrome is a heterogeneous entity that includes multiple birth defects: cardiac, facial, gastrointestinal, renal, thymic hypoplasia, palate abnormalities, variable cognitive retardation, behavioral phenotypes, and psychiatric disorders. Management involves a multidisciplinary approach by a team of specialists: geneticist, cardiologist, surgeon, neurologist, immunologist, endocrinologist, psychiatrist.
Journal: SEA – Practical Application of Science
- Issue Year: X/2022
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 33-36
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English
