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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and binge eating disorder in a patient with 2q21.1-q22.2 deletion.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Aug 2012
Porfirio Maria Cristina, Lo-Castro Adriana, Giana Grazia, Giovinazzo Silvia, Purper Ouakil Diane, Galasso Cinzia, Curatolo Paolo
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We report the case of a young male with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, eating problems and overweight, and mild mental retardation. Karyotype analysis detected an apparently balanced translocation: t(1;2)(p34.1;q21.1) de novo. Array comparative genomic hybridization analysis defined a de-novo cryptic deletion of 2q21.1-q22.2 bands. The deletion, here first associated with...
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