Delineation of a ring chromosome 16 by the FISH-technique: a case report with review.

We report on a new case with ring chromosome 16. Initially, the cytogenetic findings with GTG-banding revealed a 46,XY,r(16)(::p13.3-->q24::)/46,XY karyotype.

Familial intracranial hypertension: report of a case and review of the literature.

A mother and daughter are presented who had intracranial hypertension 5 years apart. Possible contributing factors were the presence of obesity and occasional asthma in both. A review of the literature reveals three other families with intracranial hypertension occurring in successive generations (suggesting autosomal dominant transmission) and four families with intracranial hypertension occurring in siblings (suggesting autosomal recessive transmission).