3 September 1997

Apparent pt location: USA

I am counseling a father in the U.S. whose 23 yr old son died in May from complications of Trisomy 17, caused by "a piece of chromosome 5 attaching to 17." (quote from father).
The tragedy is that many of his wife's family have been tested to be carriers. Secondly, they know of no other cases, and feel so solitary.
I have been searching the web for the past couple weeks with no reference in medical searchers. This is indeed a rare condition, as this father told me. But I promised to find something to help them.

Your reference will be appreciated.