Understanding Ring chromosome 20 syndrome
By Dr. Sophie Cooper, DO · · Genetic Medicine
Patients often ask us about ring chromosome 20 syndrome. Here is what our Genetic Medicine clinicians want you to know.
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Topic: ring chromosome 20 syndrome. A ring chromosome syndrome characterized by recognizable epileptic phenotype with typical EEG pattern, intellectual disability manifesting after seizure onset in otherwise normally developing children, and behavioral changes that has_material_basis_in chromosome 20 fusion into a ring or ring-like structure.
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