title: Distal deletion of chromosome 1q in an adult.
abstract: An adult patient with mongoloid appearance, profound retardation and autistic-like behavior was found to have a deletion of the distal bands of chromosome 1q. To our knowledge, this is the oldest patient with distal deletion 1q.
authors: Division of Medical Genetics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Halal
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Vekemans
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kaplan
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Zeesman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping