- A Case of Interstitial Deletion [del(6)(q21q23)] with type 2 diabetes Mellitus and Mental Retardation.
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Ye Dal Jung, Sun Joo Cho, Hak Jun Kim, Wern Chan Yoon, Dong Geun Yeo, Jeong Ki Park, Ji Hyun Lee, Ho Sang Shon
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Korean Diabetes J. 2000;24(2):281-284. Published online January 1, 2001
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Abstract
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- Chromosomal abnormalities such as Klinefelter syndrome, Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, Prader-Willi, Bardet-Biedl syndrome were associated with diabetes mellitus. Over 30 cases of interstitial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 6 with vastly variable breakpoints and clinical features have been reported in the literature, The clinical findings varies and most often includes mental retardation, microcephaly, and craniofacial anomalies. We report a case of interstitial deletion (del(6)(q21q23)) with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mental retardation.
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