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Smith-Magenis syndrome: a new contiguous gene syndrome. Report of three new cases.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 1991
Moncla A, Livet M O, Auger M, Mattei J F, Mattei M G, Giraud F
Abstract excerpt
Interstitial deletion of the short arm of chromosome 17 was detected in three patients. They all had a similar phenotype with mental retardation, behavioural problems, facial dysmorphism, brachycephaly, a broad face with a flat midface, and short and broad hands. All three cases were ascertained over a six month period by two neuropaediatricians aware of this specific anomaly, which suggests that this...
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