CHROMOSOMAL BREAKAGE IN A RARE AND PROBABLY GENETICALLY DETERMINED SYNDROME OF MAN.
A high frequency of chromosomal breakage and rearrangement has been found in cultured blood cells from six of seven individuals with a rare syndrome characterized by congenital telangiectatic erythema and stunted growth. Only 19 instances of this apparently genetically determined disorder are known, and malignant neoplasia has developed in three.