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Behaviour disorder in an adolescent with terminal deletion of chromosome 3
Author(s) -
Davies J. L.,
Mathew G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2788.1997.05050.x
Subject(s) - abnormality , terminal (telecommunication) , long arm , psychology , chromosome , chromosomal abnormality , developmental psychology , genetics , psychiatry , karyotype , biology , gene , telecommunications , computer science
Individuals with terminal deletion of the long arm of chromosome 3 are rare and survival into adulthood has not been previously reported. A 15‐year‐old with this condition was studied and the difficulties in management of the manifest behaviours are described. This chromosomal abnormality may be associated with mental and functional deterioration as well as severe self‐injurious behaviour, commencing in early childhood.