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Pericentric Inversion Chromosome 9 and Personality Disorder
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
A case of pericentric inversion chromosome 9 with an associated personality disorder is reported. There is justification for a more widespread cytogenetic screening of psychiatric disorders of this type.
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