Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a patient with constitutional chromosome 1pter-p36.31 duplication and 1q43-qter deletion.

Chromosome 1 is the largest of all human chromosomes, containing 3141 genes. It is linked to 890 known genetic diseases including congenital hypothyroidism, hemochromatosis, and prostate cancer. Recognized deletion and duplication syndromes have been described.

Use of gastrostomy tubes in children and adolescents with eating disorders and related illnesses.

Purpose: The aim of this case series was to describe five youths with psychiatric illnesses who underwent feeding tube placement as part of their treatment.

Methods: The database of a Canadian academic tertiary care eating disorder program was used to identify patients with feeding tubes.

Results: Five patients with feeding tubes were identified in the database of more than 600 patients.