PRINTER'S NO. 1482
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
332
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, GINGRICH, READSHAW, DiGIROLAMO,
SCHLOSSBERG, HENNESSEY, MILLARD, V. BROWN, COHEN, DUSH,
SONNEY, BROWNLEE, KINSEY, WHEELAND, MURT, LONGIETTI, THOMAS,
DONATUCCI, CAUSER, McNEILL, ROSS, MARSICO, WARD, WATSON,
PICKETT, PAYNE, MAHONEY, FARINA, VEREB, GOODMAN AND D. COSTA,
MAY 11, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 11, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of May 17 through 23, 2015, as "22q11.2
Deletion Syndrome Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, also known as DiGeorge
syndrome, Velo-cardio-facial syndrome and conotruncal anomaly
face syndrome, among others, is a congenital defect in which a
small part of chromosome 22 is missing from the time of
conception; and
WHEREAS, 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome is the most commonly known
chromosomal microdeletion syndrome, affecting an estimated 1 in
2,000 to 4,000 live births, yet it is often undiagnosed,
especially in adults; and
WHEREAS, For a parent who has 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome,
there is a 50% chance of passing a copy of chromosome 22 with
that deletion with each pregnancy; and
WHEREAS, 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome can affect almost every
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