The results of chromosome examinations in an institution for mental retardates in the Cape Province.
The chromosomal status of 720 patients in a large hospital for mental retardates in the Cape Province is reported. Chromosomes 21 and X were involved in 127 and 7 patients respectively, while other autosomes were implicated in 14 patients. Chromosomes abnormalities were therefore noted in 20,5% of patients. Details are given of the ages and sexes of the patients and of the structural chromosome anomalies.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*