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A new genomic mechanism leading to cri-du-chat syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Dec 2006
South Sarah T, Swensen Jeffrey J, Maxwell Teresa, Rope Alan, Brothman Arthur R, Chen Zhong
Abstract excerpt
Using standard banding techniques, a within-arm intrachromosomal insertion can be mistakenly interpreted as a paracentric inversion. The need to correctly distinguish between these two types of chromosome rearrangements is emphasized by their different reproductive risks. For carriers of an intrachromosomal insertion, the empiric risk of having a liveborn child with a recombinant chromosome leading to a genetic...
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