Interstitial deletion of chromosome 4

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mandal, Subinay | Hembram, Debasish

Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura, West Bengal, India

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Subinay Mandal, 4 No. Sarani, Uttar Pratap Bagan, PO. + Dist- Bankura. Pin No:-722101 West Bengal, India. Tel.: +91 9434194650; E-mail: drsubinaymandal2008@rediffmail.com

Abstract: A 27-day-old girl child was admitted to our sick newborn care unit with neonatal seizure, piebald trait, corpus callosum dysgenesis and multiple dysmorphic features. Cytogenetic analysis revealed a female karyotype with interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 4.

Keywords: Interstitial deletion, congenital malformation, piebald trait, neonatal seizure

DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2009-0281

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 199-201, 2009