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Partial 9p monosomy in a girl with a tdic(9p23;13p11) translocation, minor anomalies, obesity, and mental retardation.
American journal of medical genetics - 8 Aug 1997
Serra A, Bova R, Bellanova G, Chindemi A, Zappata S, Brahe C
Abstract excerpt
We report on a case with a partial monosomy for the regions 9p23 --> pter and 13p11 --> pter as a result of a de novo translocation (9p23;13p11). The patient, a 16-year-old girl, has mental deficiency, obesity, and minor anomalies, including trigonocephaly, hypertelorism and a short, broad neck. Cytogenetic and microsatellite marker analysis allowed us to assign the breakpoint to the chromosomal region 9p23,...
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