Co-existing bipolar disease and 17q12 deletion: a rare case report.

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BACKGROUND: 17q12 microdeletion syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant chromosomal anomaly, caused by the deletion of a 1.4 Mb-spanning DNA sequence on the long arm of chromosome 17. Herein, we report the first bipolar disease (BPD) case with a 1.6-Mb deletion in the 17q11.2-17q12 chromosome region. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Physical examination of the case was performed. Karyotype and microarray analyses were...

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