Two cases of cri-du-chat syndrome with mild phenotypic effect but with different size of 5p deletion.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.1990.tb02414.x

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Two cases of cri-du-chat syndrome with mild phenotypic effect but with different size of 5p deletion.

Journal of paediatrics and child health - 1 Jun 1990

Smith A, Field B, Murray R, Nelson J

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The clinical and cytogenetic findings of two cases of cri-du-chat syndrome are described. Both cases were females with only slight growth delay, moderate mental disability and minimal phenotypic effects. The mild phenotype was difficult to correlate with the karyotype, which on GTG and RBG bandin...

Topics

Child
Child, Preschool
Chromosome Deletion
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
Cri-du-Chat Syndrome
Female
Humans
Karyotyping
Phenotype

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