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. 1976 Dec 15;34(3):231-45.
doi: 10.1007/BF00295286.

Cytogenetic survey of a hospital for the mentally retarded

G R Sutherland, A R Murch, A J Gardiner, R F Carter, C Wiseman

Cytogenetic survey of a hospital for the mentally retarded

G R Sutherland et al. Hum Genet. .

Abstract

A cytogenetic survey of all 588 patients in Strathmont Training Centre, an Australian hospital for the mentally retarded, was carried out. Abnormal karyotypes were found in 90 (15.3%) patients, of whom 73 (12.4%) had clinical Down syndrome, 12 (2.04%) other autosomal abnormalities, and 5 (0.85%) sex chromosome abnormalities.

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