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"Tandem" duplication of 4p16.1p16.3 chromosome region associated with 4p16.3pter molecular deletion resulting in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics - 19 Feb 1999
Zollino M, Wright T J, Di Stefano C, Tosolini A, Battaglia A, Altherr M R, Neri G
Abstract excerpt
Chromosome imbalance affecting the short arm of chromosome 4 results in a variety of distinct clinical conditions. Most of them share a number of manifestations, such as mental retardation, microcephaly, pre- and post-natal growth retardation, anteverted and low-set ears, that can be considered as nonspecific signs, generally attributable to gene dosage impairment. On the other hand, more distinctive phenotypic...
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