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We are indebted to Jacqueline Zevnick for reviewing the article. This study was supported by a grant from the Délégation à la Recherche Clinique, CHU Nancy (Contrat d’Incitation de Recherche Clinique).
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Latger-Cannard, V., Bensoussan, D., Grégoire, MJ. et al. Frequency of thrombocytopenia and large platelets correlates neither with conotruncal cardiac anomalies nor immunological features in the chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 163, 327–328 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-004-1426-9
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