The dermatoglyphics of the 18q– syndrome
✍ Scribed by Jamshed Mavalwala; Miriam G. Wilson; Charles E. Parker
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1970
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 545 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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ship between chromosome deletion size and any measure of cognition or behavior; nor were there any correlations between any of these measures with the presence or absence of abnormalities on MRI or somatosensoryevoked potentials.
Individuals with the 18q-syndrome have variable deletions from the long arm of chromosome 18. They also exhibit a highly variable phenotype. To correlate genotype with phenotype accurately, extensive molecular and phenotypic analyses are needed on each affected individual. As a part of this analysis
The 18q؊ syndrome is one of the commonest deletion syndromes. Clinical characteristics are variable but may include: hypotonia, tapered digits, "carp-like" mouth, mental retardation, and hearing impairment. Growth failure (GF; both weight and height <3%) was reported in 80% of affected individuals.