Article
Deletion 10q23.2-q23.33 in a patient with gastrointestinal juvenile polyposis and other features of a Cowden-like syndrome
1 Feb 1998
Abstract excerpt
A cytogenetically visible interstitial deletion of chromosome band 10q23 was found in a 6-year-old boy with mental retardation, dysmorphic features, and juvenile polyposis coli. In order to map this patient's deletion physically, we performed fluorescence in situ hybridization by using yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) in the vicinity of the deletion. Five YACs that span an 11-15 cM region within the deletion...
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