Monozygotic dichorionic diamniotic twins with large interstitial deletion of chromosome 1p.
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SUBMITTER: Yieh L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6745365 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Monozygotic dichorionic diamniotic twins with large interstitial deletion of chromosome 1p.
Yieh Leah L Ramo Christina C Feist Cori C Shaffer Brian L BL Kim Amanda A
Clinical case reports 20190806 9
We describe twins with an interstitial deletion of chromosome 1 with a severe phenotype compared to previously described cases. As genetic testing is more frequently performed, it is important for clinicians to understand the spectrum of clinical findings that can occur with this particular deletion. ...[more]
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