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Partial trisomy and tetrasomy of chromosome 21 without Down Syndrome phenotype and short overview of genotype-phenotype correlation. A case report.
Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia - 1 Jun 2014
Capkova Pavlina, Misovicova Nadezda, Vrbicka Dita
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AIMS: Trisomy of chromosome 21 is associated with Down syndrome (DS) - the commonest genetic cause of mental retardation. We report two unusual cases with partial trisomy of chromosome 21 and tetrasomy of chromosome 21 without DS phenotype. We include a short overview of the genotype-phenotype correlation studies in discussion. METHODS: Conventional chromosomal analysis, fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH),...
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