An extra small metacentric chromosome identified as a deleted chromosome No. 17 |
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| Authors: | Waldemar Palutke Harold Chen Paul Woolley Jr. Ceres Espiritu H. Lauren Vogel Norma Gohle Michael Tyrkus |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine;Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit;Department of Pediatrics, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan, USA. |
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In an 11-year-old girl with multiple congenital abnormalities and mental retardation, an extra, small, metacentric chromosome was identified by banding methods as a deleted chromosome No. 17. This represents the first reported case of partial trisomy 17. |
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