Abstract
Chromosomal anomalies in human beings unhappily produce not only somatic disturbances, but also severe mental damage. Data have been accumulated on many different syndromes, permitting a general discussion of the mechanism by which such effects occur.
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Lejeune, J. (1967). Chromosomal Studies in Psychiatry. In: Wortis, J. (eds) Recent Advances in Biological Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8228-7_2
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