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Interstitial deletion of 5q33.3q35.1 in a boy with severe mental retardation
Jin Hwan Lee, Hyo Jeong Kim, Jung Min Yoon, Eun Jung Cheon, Jae Woo Lim, Kyong Og Ko, Gyung Min Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(Suppl 1):S19-S24.   Published online November 30, 2016

Constitutional interstitial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 5 (5q) are quite rare, and the corresponding phenotype is not yet clearly delineated. Severe mental retardation has been described in most patients who present 5q deletions. Specifically, the interstitial deletion of chromosome 5q33.3q35.1, an extremely rare chromosomal aberration, is characterized by mental retardation, developmental delay, and facial dysmorphism. Although the...



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