Ring syndrome: still true?

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We thank Zollino et al for giving us the opportunity to discuss the ring syndrome and its related short stature. According to Cote et al 1 and Kosztolanyi,2 ring syndrome is essentially characterised by severe growth failure that can even be the sole major physical abnormality. The common growth deficiency observed across many patients with diverse ring chromosomes suggested that this phenomenon is due to mitotic...

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