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A case of trisomy of the short arms of chromosome No. 4 with translocation t(4p 21p; 4q 21q) in the mother

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The clinical features and cytogenetic Giemsa banding studies of a case of partial trisomy 4p [47,XX,+der(21), der(4), der(21), t(4p 21p;4q 21q) mat] are presented. This aberration resulted from a reciprocal translocation rcq(4p 21p; 4q 21q) found in the mother.

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  1. Clinical Pediatrica dell'Università di Perugia, Istituto di Biologia Generale dell'Università di Perugia, Cagliali, Italy

    M. Furbetta, G. Rosi, P. Cossu & A. Cao

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Furbetta, M., Rosi, G., Cossu, P. et al. A case of trisomy of the short arms of chromosome No. 4 with translocation t(4p 21p; 4q 21q) in the mother. Hum Genet 26, 87–91 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00278433

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