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Submicroscopic duplication of the Wolf-Hirschhorn critical region with a 4p terminal deletion.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2009
Roselló M, Monfort S, Orellana C, Ferrer-Bolufer I, Quiroga R, Oltra S, Martínez F
Abstract excerpt
Chromosomal rearrangements in the short arm of chromosome 4 can result in 2 different clinical entities: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS), characterized by severe growth delay, mental retardation, microcephaly, 'Greek helmet' facies, and closure defects, or partial 4p trisomy, associated with multiple congenital anomalies, mental retardation, and facial dysmorphisms. We present clinical and laboratory findings in a...
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