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Characterization of a de novo complex chromosomal rearrangement in a patient with cri-du-chat and trisomy 5p syndromes.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2009
Vera-Carbonell Ascensión, Bafalliu Juan Antonio, Guillén-Navarro Encarna, Escalona Ariadna, Ballesta-Martínez María J, Fuster Carme, Fernández Asunción, López-Expósito Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Two syndromes with abnormalities of the short arm of chromosome 5 have been described: cri-du-chat (resulting from 5p deletion) and trisomy 5p. We report for the first time a patient with both syndromes, resulting from a complex chromosomal rearrangement with an inverted duplication of 5p13.1-p14.2, a deletion of 5p14.2-pter, and a duplication of 5p12, characterized by array-CGH and BAC clones. The patient showed...
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