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Pericentric Inversion Chromosome 9 and Personality Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

H. V. Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin 15, St Brendan's Hospital, Rathdown Road, Dublin 7
Kevin J. McMahon
Affiliation:
Genetics Division, Department of Pathology, University College Dublin, Dublin 2
K. M. Allman
Affiliation:
St Brendan's Hospital, Rathdown Road, Dublin 7
B. McCaffrey
Affiliation:
Team C, St Brendan's Hospital, Rathdown Road, Dublin 7
A. Rowan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, St Brendan's Hospital, Rathdown Road, Dublin 7, Ireland

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.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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