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Array-CGH characterization of a de novo t(X;Y)(p22;q11) in a female with short stature and mental retardation.
Gene - 1 Aug 2012
Palka-Bayard-de-Volo Chiara, De Marco Stefania, Chiavaroli Valentina, Alfonsi Melissa, Calabrese Giuseppe, Chiarelli Francesco, Mohn Angelika
Abstract excerpt
We report the clinical and molecular investigations in a girl with 46,X,-X,+der(X)t(X;Y)(p22;q11) de novo karyotype who presented an intricate phenotype characterized by mental retardation and facial dysmorphisms in combination with short stature. The structure of the derivative X chromosome was studied using BAC array-CGH which disclosed the Xp22 breakpoint between the STS and the VCX3A gene and the presence of...
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