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A 5-day-old male child presenting some features of Wolf syndrome is studied. The analysis of his karyotype by usual techniques showed a ring chromosome of B group. This chromosome was present in most of the cells examined. By GTG banding it was identified as a No.4 chromosome, the karyotype being: 46,XY,r(4),(p15→q35). The analysis was completed by familial cytogenetic and dermatoglyphic studies.
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Pérez-Castillo, A., Abrisqueta, J.A. Ring chromosome 4 and wolf syndrome. Hum Genet 37, 87–91 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00293777
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00293777