Partial trisomy of the long arm of Chromosome 6 in a female with mild intellectual disability and mental health problems
| Autor: | Mohammed Omer Rather, Frances Flinter, Sally Walsh, Dimitrios Paschos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Partial Trisomy medicine.disease Long arm Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Chromosome analysis Chromosome (genetic algorithm) Mild intellectual disabilities Learning disability Intellectual disability medicine medicine.symptom Psychology Psychiatry Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities. 5:45-50 |
| ISSN: | 2044-1282 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to be the first known case report of a patient with mild intellectual disabilities who has a novel partial trisomy of the long arm of Chromosome 6 (6q25.3→q26).Design/methodology/approachThe patient's history and diagnosis are discussed.FindingsThis case highlights the importance of cytogenetic studies in the systematic evaluation of people with intellectual disabilities and co‐morbid psychiatric conditions.Originality/valuePerforming detailed chromosome analysis by array comparative hybridisation on patients with unexplained intellectual disabilities and mental health problems may enable an underlying diagnosis to be identified. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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