Histology of the pharyngeal constrictor muscle in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and non-syndromic childr...
Histology of the pharyngeal constrictor muscle in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and non-syndromic children with velopharyngeal insufficiency
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United States: Public Library of Science
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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 often present as part of the syndrome. To confirm...
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Histology of the pharyngeal constrictor muscle in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and non-syndromic children with velopharyngeal insufficiency
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1319240471
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1319240471
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0021672
