DiGeorge syndrome

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Key articles

European Society for Immunodeficiencies. Clinical Working Party diagnostic criteria for PID: DiGeorge syndrome diagnostic criteria [internet publication].Full text

Boot E, Óskarsdóttir S, Loo JCY, et al. Updated clinical practice recommendations for managing adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Genet Med. 2023 Mar;25(3):100344.Full text  Abstract

Óskarsdóttir S, Boot E, Crowley TB, et al. Updated clinical practice recommendations for managing children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Genet Med. 2023 Mar;25(3):100338.Full text  Abstract

Mustillo PJ, Sullivan KE, Chinn IK, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for the immunological management of chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and other defects in thymic development. J Clin Immunol. 2023 Feb;43(2):247-70.Full text  Abstract

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