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A case report of an autistic girl with an extra bisatellited marker chromosome

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Cytogenetic examination of a 14, year, old severely retarded girl revealed a karyotype of 47 chromosomes with an extra bisatellited chromosome, a translocation between No. 22 and a chromosome in the D group. The girl had presented an early autistic syndrome beginning about 6 months of age during plastering for a congen ital luxation of the hips and receding from the age of 5. In addition, she was hyperkinetic with various aggressive and autoaggressive traits and had atypical minor epileptic fits. Data from child psychiatric examinations at 5 and 14 years are presented. The importance of giving parents information as early as possible about biological causes of mental retardation and mental illness is stressed.

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  1. The Cytogenetic Laboratory, Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, Risskov, Denmark

    Annelise Hansen,  Birte Høeg Brask, Johannes Nielsen, Kirsten Rasmussen & Ingelise Sillesen

  2. Child Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, DK 8240, Risskov, Denmark

    Annelise Hansen,  Birte Høeg Brask, Johannes Nielsen, Kirsten Rasmussen & Ingelise Sillesen

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Hansen, A., Brask, B.H., Nielsen, J. et al. A case report of an autistic girl with an extra bisatellited marker chromosome. J Autism Dev Disord 7, 263–267 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01539002

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