A de novo deletion of chromosome 15(q15.2q21.2) in a dysmorphic, mentally retarded child with congenital scalp defect

Clinical Dysmorphology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-141

  Koivisto, Pasi A ^a   Koivisto, Heli ^a   Haapala, Kyllikki ^a   Simola, Kalle O J ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aplasia cutis congenita; Chromosome 15; High resolution banding; Interstitial deletion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CHROMOSOME DELETION; KARYOTYPING; MALE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN APLASIA;

EID: 0032929182     PISSN: 09628827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019605-199904000-00010     Document Type: Article

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