An interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 21 in a case of a first episode of psychosis.

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0447.2002.01323.x

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An interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 21 in a case of a first episode of psychosis.

Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica - 1 Jul 2002

Takhar J, Malla Ashok K, Siu V, MacPherson Colin, Fan Y S, Townsend L

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OBJECTIVE: Case of an interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 21 presenting with first episode of psychosis. METHOD: A case report. RESULTS: A 16-year-high school student of Somalian origin presented with a first episode of psychosis, mild mental retardation and dysmorphic features. Chromosome analysis revealed an interstitial deletion in the long arm of chromosome 21, described as 46, XX del (21)...

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