Genetic counseling (Geneva, Switzerland), cilt.26, sa.1, ss.67-75, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
22q11.2 syndrome due to maternal translocation t(18;22) (p11.2;q11.2): 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a pattern of malformations resulting from abnormalities during cephalic neural crest migration and during the development of the third and fourth branchial arch. It is also known as DiGeorge syndrome, as it is most often associated with a de novo 3 Mb hemizygous 22q11.2 deletion. The recognition of similarities and phenotypic overlap between DiGeorge syndrome and other disorders associated with genetic defects in 22q11 has led to an expanded description of the phenotypic features of this syndrome. Indeed, the extent of this phenotypic variability can often make it difficult to accurately diagnose DiGeorge syndrome.