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Cryptic duplication of 21q in an individual with a clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2001
Forster-Gibson C J, Davies J, MacKenzie J J, Harrison K
Abstract excerpt
We describe an adult male who was diagnosed with Down syndrome (DS) at 9 months of age, but had repeatedly normal karyotypes until recent mid-resolution chromosome studies showed a possible duplication of 21q22.13 to 21q22.3. The abnormality was investigated using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) studies. These showed hybridization of a whole chromosome paint probe (wcp21, Oncor Coatasome 21) to the...
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