Chromosomal translocation in a mongoloid male child and his normal mother

The presence of a translocation 21/13-15 is related in 46 chromosomes, karyotypes of a mongoloid male child (Down's syndrome). The abnormal chromosome was transmitted by the mother of the patient. The possible deficiency of translocated chromosome 21 and the possible origin of the anomaly in th...

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Main Authors: Willy Beçak, Maria Luiza Beçak, Joyce D. Andrade, Antranik Manissadjian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1963-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1963000300002&lng=en&tlng=en