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. 1995 May;56(5):1162–1172.

Molecular definition of deletions of different segments of distal 5p that result in distinct phenotypic features.

D M Church 1, U Bengtsson 1, K V Nielsen 1, J J Wasmuth 1, E Niebuhr 1
PMCID: PMC1801456  PMID: 7726173

Abstract

Cri du chat syndrome (CDC) is a segmental aneusomy associated with deletions of chromosome 5p15. In an effort to define regions that produce the phenotypes associated with CDC, we have analyzed deletions from 17 patients. The majority of these patients had atypical CDC features or were asymptomatic. Using these patients, we have mapped several phenotypes associated with deletions of 5p, including speech delay, catlike cry, newborn facial dysmorphism, and adult facial dysmorphism. This phenotypic map should provide a framework with which to begin identification of genes associated with various phenotypic features associated with deletions of distal 5p. We have also analyzed the parental origin of the de novo deletions, to determine if genomic imprinting could be occurring in this region. In addition, we have isolated cosmids that could be useful for both prenatal and postnatal assessments of del5(p) individuals.

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