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Cri du chat syndrome determined by the 5p15.3-->pter deletion--diagnostic problems.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Laczmanska Izabela, Stembalska Agnieszka, Gil Justyna, Czemarmazowicz Halina, Sasiadek Maria
Abstract excerpt
A cytogenetic analysis was performed on an 8-day-old girl, who was suspected of Cri du chat syndrome (CdCS) on the basis of a cat-like cry, despite her dysmorphic features not being characteristic of this syndrome. The cytogenetic analysis revealed a partial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5, but did not allow precise specification of the break points. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis,...
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