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Microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization analysis of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome in a fetus with deletion of 4p15.3 to 4pter.
Birth defects research. Part A, Clinical and molecular teratology - 1 Oct 2006
Chao Angel, Lee Yun-Shien, Chao An-Shine, Wang Tzu-Hao, Chang Shuenn-Dyh
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BACKGROUND: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS), caused by the deletion of a segment in chromosome 4, is characterized by mental and developmental defects. Clinical manifestations of WHS include intrauterine growth restriction, failure to thrive in the neonatal period that is present simultaneously with hypotonia, typical "Greek helmet" facial appearance, cleft lip and palate, mental deficiency, and seizures. CASE: We...
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