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A case of ring chromosome 15 accompanied by almost normal intelligence

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A further case of ring chromosome 15 in a 12-year-old boy with growth failure is described. He had minor congenital anomalies, but almost normal intelligence.

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  1. Department of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Human Genetics, Uchinada, 920-02, Ishikawa, Japan

    Mashio Kitatani & Mamoru Ozaki

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, 920-02, Ishikawa, Japan

    Hiroaki Takahashi, Eizo Okino & Tatsuya Maruoka

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  1. Mashio Kitatani
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Kitatani, M., Takahashi, H., Ozaki, M. et al. A case of ring chromosome 15 accompanied by almost normal intelligence. Hum Genet 85, 138–139 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276343

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