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Two unrelated cases of 4q trisomy are described with trisomic segment 4q25→4qter. The most conspicuous symptoms are psychomotor retardation, microcephaly, malformed ears, retrognathia, finger and toe malformations and cryptorchism in a male. Both cases are compared with 19 previously reported ones.
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Andrle, M., Erlach, A. & Rett, A. Partial trisomy 4q in two unrelated cases. Hum Genet 49, 179–183 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277640
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277640