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Branchial Cleft Anomalies

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Abnormal persistence of branchial apparatus remnants results in branchial anomalies. Branchial cleft anomalies are the second most common head and neck congenital lesions seen in children (Bajaj et al. 2011).

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  1. Medical Genetics, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Perinatal and Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Harold Chen

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Chen, H. (2017). Branchial Cleft Anomalies. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2401-1_29

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