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A mentally retarded female with aniridia, microcephaly and no other major malformations has been studied using G-banded prometaphase chromosomes. This study revealed a reciprocal translocation of chromosome 8 and chromosome 11 with one break point in 8q and two breakpoints in 11p. An interstitial segment of 11p is lost. Both parents have a normal karyotype. The importance of chromosome analyses of patients with aniridia and mental retardation is discussed.

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The prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus recombinant antigen c100-3 was determined in 82 pediatric patients with malignant diseases who received blood transfusions as support during their chemotherapy. By prescreening, 12 of 82 patients were repeatedly positive. No positive correlation was established neither with the number of transfused blood units nor with surrogate markers for hepatitis NANB like ALT or anti HBc. Additional testing by alternate test assays revealed discordant results in 11 of these patients. Possible explanations, like reactivity to test-immanent coexpressed antigens of Saccharomyces cerevisae are discussed.