title: Interstitial deletion of chromosome 7 detected in three unrelated patients.
abstract: Chromosome studies were carried out on three patients for the following reasons: (1) growth retardation and mental subnormality in a boy; (2) marked developmental delay in a female infant; (3) routine check on a man whose wife had a stillborn with congenital anomalies. An interstitial deletion at 7q11::7q21 was observed in all three cases.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002875:Chromosomes; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male