title: Leprechaunism with mosaicism 46, XX/47, XX extra ring chromosome.
abstract: A case of leprechaunism with a chromosomal abnormality is reported. The patient was a female infant, born to healthy, consanguineous young parents. Her course was one of extreme marasmus, with death at 3 months of age. She presented the classical features of the syndrome and chromosome mosaicism 46, XX/47, XX, +r(?). It was not possible to identify the origin of the extra ring chromosome. It is difficult to establish the role of such a cytogenetic finding in the aetiology of the syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D000782:Aneuploidy; D003241:Consanguinity; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009030:Mosaicism; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations