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General discussion and future perspectives
Individuals with a GND often benefit from a coordinated multidisciplinary
approach that can be provided by expert clinics. With advances in molecular
testing and clinical care, the group of older individuals with GNDs is expected
to increase. Restrictions in availability or accessibility of care providers
may be overcome with the use of telehealth and telemonitoring.90, 91 Future
studies may focus on adjusting applications and techniques for telehealth
and monitoring to the abilities and needs of individuals with a GND.
Together, findings of studies included in this thesis help to close the
knowledge gap related to conditions associated with 22q11.2DS and
other GNDs at adult age, and improve recommendations for clinical
care. In addition, results may indicate precocious aging in adults with
22q11.2DS and stress the need for natural history studies of individuals
with 22q11.2DS and other GNDs. These and future studies may pave the
way for a personalized approach in patient care and may help to improve
lives of individuals with a GND.
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