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Intrachromosomal triplication for the distal part of chromosome 15q.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2005
Schluth C, Mattei M G, Mignon-Ravix C, Salman S, Alembik Y, Willig J, Ginglinger E, Jeandidier E
Abstract excerpt
We report the case of a boy whose karyotype at birth showed additional material on one chromosome 15. He underwent treatment for unilateral nephroblastoma at 6 years old. At 23 years old, he presented with body asymmetry, facial dysmorphism, arachnodactyly, severe scoliosis, and mental retardation. Molecular cytogenetic analyses of peripheral lymphocytes demonstrated a complex mosaic with three clones. A major...
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