Interstitial Deletions of the Short Arm of Chromosome 4 in a Patient With Mental Retardation and Focal Seizure

Interstitial deletion of the proximal short arm of chromosome 4 has rarely been described. This defect is associated with variable clinical manifestations, including mental retardation, unusual facial appearance, and minor limb abnormalities. We describe a girl diagnosed with moderate mental retarda...

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Main Authors: Pen-Hua Su, Inn-Chi Lee, Jia-Yuh Chen, Suh-Jen Chen, Ju-Shan Yu, Teng-Fu Tsao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000404