PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yasseen, Akeel A.
AU  - Al-Musawi, Thekra A.
TI  - Metaphase acrocentric associations in metally retarded patients
DP  - 2001 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 233--237
VI  - 6
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/6/4/233.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/6/4/233.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2001 Oct 01; 6
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The metaphase of 21 severely mentally retarded patients were studies to assess the role of satellite association in the etiology of mental retardation.METHODS: Peripheral blood culture, chromosome harvesting and study scoring were conducted according to standard methods.RESULTS: Considered as a whole the results indicate that there is a significant increase in the frequency of satellite association among the mentally retarded.CONCLUSION: The present study concluded that satellite association may play a role in the etiology of mental retardation and may explain to some extent the presence of normal karyotype in some mental retardation patients.