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Tetrasomy 21 pter-->q22.1 and Down syndrome: molecular definition of the region.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 1994
Daumer-Haas C, Schuffenhauer S, Walther J U, Schipper R D, Porstmann T, Korenberg J R
Abstract excerpt
Down syndrome is usually caused by complete trisomy 21. Rarely, it is due to partial trisomy of the segment 21q22. We report on a 33-month-old girl with tetrasomy 21 pter-->q22.1 resulting from an extra chromosome idic(21)(q22.1). She has craniofacial traits typical of Down syndrome, including brachycephaly, third fontanel, upward slanting palpebral fissures, round face, and protruding tongue. Speech development...
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