C-Group Chromosome Abnormality (? 10p-)

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Abstract
Observations in the form of case reports combined with detailed chromosome analyses have been responsible in recent years for the delineation of several chromosomal deletion syndromes.1-3 It is for this reason that we should like to report an instance of a partial deletion of a C-group chromosome which, in accordance with the nomenclature of the Chicago Conference,4 would be designated 46,XX,? 10p—. Report of a Case This female Negro infant, birth weight 1,780 gm (4 lb 1¼ ounces), length 43 cm (1 ft 5 inches), head circumference 25.5 cm, chest circumference 26.5 cm, was delivered at the 35th week of gestation by frank breech, following premature rupture of the membranes (Fig 1). A single umbilical artery was noticed at initial examination. The skull was narrow with a prominent occiput, shallow orbits, periorbital edema, depressed nasal bridge, wide everted nostrils, and elongation of the philtrum. There was an auricular

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