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Chromosome 6p deletion syndrome: A rare chromosomal disorder where part or all of the short arm (p) of chromosome 6 is deleted resulting in various abnormalities which are determined by the size of the deleted portion. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Chromosome 6p deletion syndrome is available below.
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Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 6 with variable abnormalities, including mental retardation, microcephaly, abnormal cranial sutures, broad nasal bridge, ear and eye anomalies, short neck, pectus excavatum, Poland anomaly (absence of the pectoralis major muscle of its sternal portion associated with ipsilateral shortening of the phalanges with syndactyly), deafness, congenital heart defects, and highly arched palate. - (Source - Diseases Database)
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