A child presents with hypertelorism, cleft lip/palate, seizures, and a deletion on chromosome 4p. Which condition is this?
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Correct answer: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is due to a deletion on chromosome 4p. Clinical features include facial abnormalities and seizures. The other syndromes have distinct chromosomal etiologies.
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