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A case of perineal hypospadias with paracentric inversion of chromosome 14

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Abnormalities of chromosome 14 are encountered infrequently in clinical cytogenetics and only few studies of paracentric inversion have been published. This paper reports the first case of hypospadias associated with paracentric inversion of chromosome 14.

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Abbreviations

ICD:

inner canthal distance

OCD:

outer canthal distance

IPD:

interpupillary distance

FSH:

rollicle stimulating hormone

LH:

luteinizing hormone

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  1. The Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    A. K. C. Leung & J. J. Hoo

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Leung, A.K.C., Hoo, J.J. A case of perineal hypospadias with paracentric inversion of chromosome 14. Eur J Pediatr 144, 503–504 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441748

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