title: Interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 [del(6) (q16q22)]: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Partial monosomy of 6q resulting from an interstitial deletion of bands q16----q22 was found in a 12-year-old boy manifesting mental retardation, seizure disorder, and dysmorphic features. The correlation of phenotypic expression and specific long arm deletions of chromosome No. 6 is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome