[Partial monosomy due to long-arm deletion of chromosome 11 : del (11) (q23) (author's transl)]

A girl, who died at 25 days of age, was found to have a partial monosomy due to a 11q23 leads to 11qter deletion. The main clinical findings were trigonocephay, facial dysmorphia, and congenital heart disease. A review of developmental and dysmorphic features of the seventeen recognized cases is presented.