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Jacobsen syndrome

Background

Jacobsen syndrome was first described in 1973 by a Danish geneticist, Dr Petrea Jacobsen. It is a rare chromosomal condition which affects about 1 in 100,000 births.

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Medical text written September 2003 by Contact a Family. Approved September 2003 by Professor F Cotter. Last updated January 2010 by Professor F Cotter, Professor of Experimental Haematology, Department of Medical Oncology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Consultant Haematologist, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK.

 

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