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Histology of the Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome and Non-Syndromic Children with Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Plastic surgeons aim to correct velopharyngeal insufficiency manifest by hypernasal speech with a velopharyngoplasty. The functional outcome has been reported to be worse in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome than in patients without the syndrome. A possible explanation is the hypotonia that is...

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Autores principales: Widdershoven, Josine C. C., Spruijt, Nicole E., Spliet, Wim G. M., Breugem, Corstiaan C., Kon, Moshe, Mink van der Molen, Aebele B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21738760
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021672