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Partial disomy of Xp and the presence of SRY in a phenotypic female.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Dec 1995
Bajalica S, Blennow E, Tşezou A, Galla-Voumvouraki A, Alevizaki M, Sinaniotis C, Kitsiou-Tzeli S
Abstract excerpt
We present a study of a mentally retarded and mildly dysmorphic female in whom initial cytogenetic studies identified the karyotype 46,X, + mar. Further characterisation of the structurally abnormal chromosome by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) showed that it is composed of both X and Y chromosome material with a centromere originating from the Y chromosome. The presence of the DMD gene and the absence...
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