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Unbalanced cryptic 5p deletion/17p duplication identified by subtelomeric FISH in a family with a boy with chimerism and a balanced t(4;5).
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Feb 2004
Ensenauer Regina, Jalal Syed, Meyer Reid, Babovic-Vuksanovic Dusica
Abstract excerpt
The use of subtelomeric FISH probes has greatly supplemented conventional chromosome analysis in detecting cryptic anomalies in patients with mental retardation (MR), dysmorphic features, and congenital malformations. We report a 3-month-old boy who was diagnosed with ambiguous genitalia, dysmorphic features, and developmental delay. Standard chromosome studies on blood revealed a chimeric karyotype of...
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