title: A malformed newborn with 9p and 4q trisomy.
abstract: A malformed male newborn with partial trisomy 9p (qter-9q13) and distal 4q trisomy (4qter-4q31), being the unbalanced product of a balanced reciprocal translocation in the mother karyotype: 46,XX,t(4;9)(q31;q13) is reported. Besides the typical craniofacial stigmata of pure 9q trisomy the child presented with poor neurological condition and failure to thrive.
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D002905:Chromosomes, Human, 4-5; D002906:Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014314:Trisomy