title: Phenotypic variation in the del(12p) syndrome.
abstract: Previous reports suggested the existence of a del(12p) syndrome. Phenotypic abnormalities associated with del(12p) appear to be mental retardation, microcephaly, and micrognathia. The patient with del(12p) reported here was normocephalic and large for gestational age. She probably had sclerocornea, a finding not previously associated with del(12p). Phenotypic variation in del(12p) syndrome is probably caused by differences in the size of the deleted segment and/or the presence or absence of mutant genes on the homologous 12p segment.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000473:pathology*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000151:congenital / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D010641:Phenotype; D013577:Syndrome