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A Case of Ring Chromosome 21 with Multiple Congenital Anomalies  

Lee, Jun-Hwa (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital)
Seo, Eul-Ju (Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Cente)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.46, no.3, 2003 , pp. 291-294 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ring chromosome 21 causes a multitude of phenotypes, ranging from severe abnormalities to normal. The proposed mechanism of ring formation, breakage of both short and long arms of a chromosome with subsequent end to end fusion, remains unproven. We encountered a 4-year-old boy who presented developmental delay, microcephaly, micrognathia, hypertelorism, low-set ears, mild optic nerve hypoplasia, cleft lip and palate, scoliosis and left foot valgus, but normal brain MRI. Chromosome study from peripheral blood showed 46,XY, r(21)(p11.2q22.1) karyotype. The authors report the first case of ring chromosome 21 in Korea with a review of the literature.
Keywords
Ring chromosome 21; Developmental delay; Multiple congenital anomalies;
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