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Trisomy 16 in a pigtailed macaque (M. nemestrina) with multiple anomalies and developmental delays.
American journal of mental retardation : AJMR - 1 Jan 2004
Ruppenthal Gerald C, Moore Charleen M, Best Robert G, Walker-Gelatt Coleen G, Delio Patrick J, Sackett Gene P
Abstract excerpt
A female pigtailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) with unusual physical characteristics, deficits in learning and cognitive tasks, abnormal social behavior, and abnormal reflexes and motor control was followed from birth until 3 years of age and found to have trisomy 16, which is homologous to trisomy 13 in humans. The animal described here showed similar features to cases of trisomy 16 and 18 (human trisomy 13 and...
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