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Subtelomeric deletion of 18p in an adult with paranoid schizophrenia and mental retardation.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 30 Jan 2004
Babovic-Vuksanovic Dusica, Jenkins S C, Ensenauer R, Newman D C, Jalal S M
Abstract excerpt
Chromosome anomalies are responsible for a significant proportion of patients with mental retardation, and congenital anomalies. Development of new molecular cytogenetic techniques has provided a powerful tool for detection of patients with subtle chromosome abnormalities. Particularly, investigation of the gene-rich subtelomeric regions has generated interest regarding the implications and prevalence of cryptic...
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