Deletion of 13q12.1 in a child with Coats disease.
Cytogenetic study of a child with the presumed clinical diagnosis of retinoblastoma of the right eye revealed del. 13q12.1. Histological examination of the removed eye showed changes which were characteristic of Coats disease. This finding is discussed.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*