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FISH characterization of a supernumerary r(1)(::cen-->q22::q22-->sq21::) chromosome associated with multiple anomalies and bilateral cataracts.
American journal of medical genetics - 22 Nov 2001
Finelli P, Cavalli P, Giardino D, Gottardi G, Natacci F, Savasta S, Larizza L
Abstract excerpt
We describe the case of a 15-year-old girl with multiple congenital anomalies, dysmorphic features, severe kyphoscoliosis, growth and mental retardation, and the absence of speech, in whom 35% of the cells carried a supernumerary ring chromosome 1. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis using YAC/BAC clones spanning the region from 1p13 to 1q21 made it possible to determine the genomic content and...
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