Chronic arthritis in a boy with 18q- syndrome.
We describe a boy with a terminal deletion of the long arm of chromosome 18 and chronic arthritis involving both knees, one ankle and the temporomandibular joints. In contrast to the majority of patients with 18q- syndrome he has only slight mental disability. His serum IgA is normal.
Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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Hansen
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Herlin
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D000293:Adolescent; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male