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An 8q21 Deletion in a Patient with Comorbid Psychosis and Mental Retardation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Nora Urraca ,
Maria de la Luz Arenas-Sordo ,
Abigail Ortiz-Domínguez ,
Angélica Martínez ,
Bertha Molina ,
Arturo Galvez  and
Humberto Nicolini
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Abstract

Systematic investigations indicate that some of the recognized psychiatric disorders can be identified among those with mental retardation due to chromosomal abnormalities. We report a psychotic patient with mild mental retardation (intelligence quotient: 68) and minor anomalies that had a chromosomal aberration not previously described in a psychotic patient. Our patient highlights the importance of the cytogenetic study in psychiatric patients with comorbid mental retardation or minor anomalies. In addition, her psychosis symptoms may be helpful to propose a new candidate gene for psychosis.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 10 , Issue 11 , November 2005 , pp. 864 - 866
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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