Wolf-Hirschhorn (4p deletion) syndrome: report of one case.
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is an uncommon chromosomal disorder caused by loss of material from the distal aspect of the short arm of chromosome 4. Its characteristic features include profound growth retardation with psychomotor delay, severe mental deficiency, facial dysmorphia, midline defects and skeletal anomalies. We herein report a case of 4p deletion syndrome and review related literature.
Department of Family Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
C K
CK
Tan
F J
FJ
Tsai
C C
CC
Lin
J Y
JY
Wu
M T
MT
Yu
S L
SL
Hsu
Y R
YR
Shi
J C
JC
Chang
S W
SW
Lai
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013577:Syndrome