Article
[Balanced chromosomal rearrangements resulting in intellectual disability. An analysis of 22 cases with application of CGH and FISH methods].
Medycyna wieku rozwojowego - 1 Jan 2000
Borg Katarzyna, Bocian Ewa, Bernaciak Joanna, Nowakowska Beata, Derwińska Katarzyna, Obersztyn Ewa, Szczałuba Krzysztof, Smigiel Robert, Kostyk Ewa, Mazurczak Tadeusz
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: In approximately 6% of balanced chromosomal rearrangements carriers, intellectual disability, dysmorphic features and congenital anomalies can be found. The abnormal phenotype might be the result of genomic imbalance or aberrant expression caused by direct breakage of a dosage sensitive gene. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY: To estimate the frequency and implication of the submicroscopic chromosomal...
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