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Pathologic findings in the Wolf-Hirschhorn (4p-) syndrome

✍ Scribed by Gonzalez, Claudette H. ;Capelozzi, Vera L. ;Wajntal, Anita ;Opitz, John M.

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1981
Tongue
English
Weight
272 KB
Volume
9
Category
Article
ISSN
0148-7299

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We describe a 1‐month‐old female with the Wolf‐Hirschhorn syndrome. GTG‐banding studies disclosed a 46,XX,del(4)(:p15 → qter) in the child and apparently normal chromosomes in the parents. Autopsy at 4 months showed hypoplasia of most organs.

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