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Case Reports
. 1997 Oct 3;72(1):111-4.

Klinefelter and trisomy X syndromes in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome and uniparental maternal disomy of chromosome 15--a coincidence?

M G Butler, L K Hedges, P K Rogan, J R Seip, S B Cassidy, J B Moeschler
Case Reports

Klinefelter and trisomy X syndromes in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome and uniparental maternal disomy of chromosome 15--a coincidence?

M G Butler et al. Am J Med Genet. .
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Frontal view of patient A with Prader-Willi and Klinefelter syndromes at 7 years of age.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Frontal view of patient B with Prader-Willi and trisomy X syndromes at 4 years of age.
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