An extra small metacentric chromosome identified as a deleted chromosome No. 17

Waldemar A. Palutke, Harold Chen, Paul V. Woolley, Ceres E. Espiritu, H. Lauren Vogel, Norma Gohle, Michael Tyrkus

Clinical Genetics · 1976 · 23 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

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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