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A polymalformed newborn with partial monosomy for the long arm of chromosome 16 is presented. Karyotype 46,XX,del(16)(q21).
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Fryns, J.P., Melchoir, S., Jaeken, J. et al. Partial monosomy of the long arm of chromosome 16 in a malformed newborn: Karyotype 46,XX,del(16)(q21). Hum. Genet. 38, 343–346 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402162
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