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J Med Genet 41:425-432 doi:10.1136/jmg.2004.018531
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High resolution profiling of X chromosomal aberrations by array comparative genomic hybridisation

Table 1

Patients, reasons for referral, karyotypes, array CGH results, and comparison with the original results

Patient Reason for referral Original results Array CGH results
del, deletion; dup, duplication
1 short stature, mental retardation, steroid sulphatase deficiency karyotype: 46, XY, del(X)(pterp22.31)19 del 65 clones (≈6 Mb) on Xpter–Xp22.31
2 short stature, brachycephaly, frontal bossing, hypertelorism, ventricular septal defect karyotype: 46, XY, t(X;Y)(p22.3;q11.2), del(X)(pterp22.3) (T Kleefstra, personal communication) del 32 clones (≈2.5 Mb) on Xpter–Xp22.33
3 X linked mixed deafness, choroideremia, mental retardation karyotype: 46, XY, del(Xq21), ≈4 Mb deletion Xq2120 del 43 clones (≈3.8 Mb) on Xq21.1–Xq21.31
4 mother of patient with moderate mental retardation, hypogonadism, borderline thyroid function, behavioral problems karyotype: 46, XX, dup(X)(q26q27) (C Gardiner, personal communication) dup 97 clones (≈9.2 Mb) on Xq26.3–Xq27.3
5 Norrie disease karyotype: 46, XY, 150 kb deletion Xp11.321 del 2 clones (≈250 kb) in Xp11.3
6 Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease karyotype: 46, XY, duplication PLP1 gene (E Sistermans, personal communication) dup 3 clones (≈680 kb) in Xq22
7 X linked mixed deafness karyotype: 46, XY, inv(X)(q13.1q21.2), 700 kb deletion Xq2120,22,23 del 2 clones (≈260 kb) in Xq13; del 4 clones (≈840 kb) in Xq21
8 X linked mixed deafness karyotype: 46, XY, inv(X)(q21.1q21.3), 150 kb duplication Xq21.124 dup 2 clones (≈265 kb) in Xq21.1; dup 4 clones (≈240 kb) in Xq21.3
9 FG syndrome karyotype: 46, XY, inv(X)(q11q28)25 dup 2 clones (≈360 kb) in Xq11; dup 4 clones (≈230 kb) in Xq28

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