Summary
A short arm deletion of chromosome No. 15 — del(15)(q11) — was detected in a 13-year-old girl with the clinical diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. The same marker chromosome was also found in the father, who is phenotypically inconspicuous.
Zusammenfassung
Eine Deletion des kurzen Armes des Chromosoms Nr. 15 — del(15) (q11) — wurde bei einem 13jährigen Mädchen mit der klinischen Diagnose Anorexia nervosa gefunden. Die gleiche chromosomale Besonderheit wurde ebenfalls bei dem Vater gefunden, der jedoch phänotypisch unauffällig ist.
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Hoo, J.J., Hillig, U., Cramer, H. et al. Familial short arm deletion of chromosome No. 15. Hum Genet 21, 283–286 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00279024
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