Abstract: | A del(13)(q13q21.1) was found in a patient with bilateral retinoblastoma and mental retardation. The father was carrier of an ins(16;13)(q12.2;q13q21.1) which also was present in several other family members, and responsible for another case of del (13q)-retinoblastoma and two cases of trisomy for the inserted segment. This second del(13q) patient was also carrier of a balanced t(11;22). |