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[Pallister-Killian syndrome in a Mexican mestizo patient. Case report].
Archivos argentinos de pediatria - 1 Feb 2018
Mendelsberg-Fishbein Paola, García-Delgado Constanza, Muñoz-Martínez Linda B, Robledo-Cayetano Maura, Mejía-Marín Leonardo J, Martínez-Barrera Luis E, Cerrillo-Hinojosa Mabel, Moran-Barroso Verónica F
Abstract excerpt
Pallister-Killian syndrome is caused by a tetrasomy 12p mosaicism and is characterized by facial dysmorphism, pigmentary skin anomalies, congenital heart defects, diaphragmatic hernia, epilepsy and mental retardation. The diagnosis is complex as the cytogenetic analysis in blood is usually normal, requiring karyotyping in other tissues, therefore the clinical suspicion is critical to guide the diagnostic tests...
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