The first 4p euchromatic variant in a healthy carrier having an unusual reproductive history

L Rodríguez1, M Zollino, E Mansilla

  • 1Estudio Colaborativo Español de Malformaciones Congénitas del Centro de Investigación sobre Anomalías Congénitas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Madrid, Spain. laura@isciii.es

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