Trisomy 4p14 ? 4pter with translocation t(4;15)(p14;p12) in the father
✍ Scribed by Schr�cksnadel, H. ;Feichtinger, Ch. ;Scheminzky, Ch.
- Book ID
- 104754137
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1975
- Weight
- 435 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0018-7348
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✦ Synopsis
A trisomy 4pl4->4pter in a 15-year-old girl is reported. The main features are physical and mental retardation and the absence of gross malformations. The relevance of other symptoms found in the patient is discussed.
Zusammen]assung. Es wird fiber eine Trisomie 4pl4~4pter bet einem 15j/ihrigen M~dchen berichtet. Das klinische Bild ist gekermzeichnet durch kSrperliche und geistige Retardierung sowie dutch das Fehlen yon schweren 1VfiBbildungen. Die Spezifitiit der dysplastischen Stigmata wird an Hand yon vergleichbaren F/~llen diskutiert.
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