[Current interpretation of mosaicism].

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The development of cytogenetics and molecular genetics suggests a greater than expected importance of chromosomal, somatic and germ-line mosaicism. Mosaicism may cause varying expressivity of inherited diseases, aggregation of disorders regarded as "new mutations" in ostensibly healthy families, and neoplasia. Detection of latent parental mosaicism may enhance the prevention of abnormal offsprings. In clinical...

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