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Three female patients with Menkes syndrome are described. Clinically, they have typical Menkes syndrome. Biochemically, they have significantly increased 64Cu-uptake in cultured fibroblasts. The chromosomal analysis was normal for two of the patients and abnormal for one patient (45X/46XX mosaicism).
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