Ring chromosome 5 in two malformed boys with Cri du Chat syndrome |
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| Authors: | Eliane,Suerinck ,Bernard,Noë l Marie Odile, Rethore |
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| Affiliation: | Centre de Béthanie, Laboratoire de Cytogénétique, Chambéry, and Institut de Progénèse, Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | Two cases of Cri du Chat syndrome were found to have a ring chromosome 5 in almost all their cells. The lack of the No. 5 short arm p15 band in both cases sufficed to produce the well-known features. |
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| Keywords: | Cri du Chat syndrome dermatoglyphics ring chromosome. |
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