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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2007, Volume 12, Number 2, Page(s) 135-136
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X-Linked Mental Retardation: A Case Report
Haluk AKIN1, Hüseyin YÜCE2, İbrahim TEKEDERELİ2
1Ege Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi Tıbbi Genetik Anabilim Dalı, İZMİR
2Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi Tıbbi Biyoloji Anabilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ

The patient is 14 years old male patient with mental retardation, gynecomastia and obesity. Borjeson-Forssman- Lehmann syndrome presumed after the clinical and laboratory studies. Given the ease of expression of X-linked disorders in hemizygous males, the X-chromosome has become an obvious focus for beginning to map and identify genes for syndromal and nonspecific mental retardation. ©2007, Firat University, Medical Faculty

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