QBANK An infant is noted to have epicanthal folds, a broad nasal bridge, a large tongue, small ears, hypertelorism, Brushfield spots, a single palmar crease

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An infant is noted to have epicanthal folds, a broad nasal bridge, a large tongue, small ears, hypertelorism, Brushfield spots, a single palmar crease on each hand, and a harsh holosystolic murmur. What is the most common cause of this syndrome?

A. Deletion in the short arm of chromosome 5
B. Maternal meiotic nondisjunction
C. Paternal meiotic nondisjunction
D. Robertsonian translocation
E. Triploidy