title: Deletion of chromosome 3 and a 3;20 reciprocal translocation demonstrated by chromosome painting.
abstract: The combined use of high resolution banding and chromosome painting techniques allowed us to identify a reciprocal translocation involving chromosomes 3 and 20 and simultaneous interstitial deletion of chromosome 3 in a patient with several minor anomalies of the face and hands. His karyotype is described as 46,XY,t(3;20) (p14.2;p12.2),del(3)(p11-p14.1).
authors.affiliation: División Citogenética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Crispino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mimbacas
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Méndez
mesh_terms: D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002890:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*