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Five cases of supernumerary small ring chromosomes 1: heterogeneity and genotype-phenotype correlation.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Bernardini Laura, Capalbo Anna, D'Avanzo Maria Gabriella, Torrente Isabella, Grammatico Paola, Dell'Edera Domenico, Cavalcanti Denise Pontes, Novelli Antonio, Dallapiccola Bruno
Abstract excerpt
Genetic counselling of patients with small supernumerary ring chromosomes (sSRCs) can be difficult, especially in prenatal testing, due to the complexity in establishing a karyotype-phenotype correlation. In fact, it has been estimated that about 10% of extra ring(1) chromosomes are associated with an unremarkable phenotype. We report on five new cases of extra ring chromosomes(1) manifesting different clinical...
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