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40 Mb duplication in chromosome band 5p13.1p15.33 with 800 kb terminal deletion in a foetus with mild phenotypic features.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Izzo A, Genesio R, Ronga V, Nocera V, Marullo L, Cicatiello R, Sglavo G, Paladini D, Conti A, Nitsch L
Abstract excerpt
Large duplication of the short arm of chromosome 5 is a rare condition normally associated to severe phenotype anomalies including heart and brain malformations. We report a prenatal case of a large 5p duplication with sub-telomeric deletion in a foetus with very mild phenotypic abnormalities. Foetal ultrasonographic examination at 22 weeks of gestation showed short femur, clubfeet, pielectasy, and facial...
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