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Based on four reported cases including the present case, 16p trisomic infants have remarkably similar features. These are severe developmental delay, psychomotor retardation, typical facies, and anomalies of extremities.
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Jalal, S.M., Day, D.W., Garcia, M. et al. Familial transmission of 16p trisomy in an infant. Hum Genet 81, 196–198 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00293904
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