title: Ring chromosome 6 in a child with minimal abnormalities.
abstract: We describe a boy with a ring chromosome 6 and short stature, mild micrognathia, and bilateral transitional/simian creases. Five other patients with a ring 6 have been reported. The clinical and cytogenetic observations of all six patients are compared and discussed.
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000235:genetics