Article
Monozygotic twins discordant for partial trisomy 1.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Nov 1990
Watson W J, Katz V L, Albright S G, Rao K W, Aylsworth A S
Abstract excerpt
A 25-year-old primigravida delivered monozygotic twins discordant for multiple anomalies and partial trisomy 1 mosaicism. The phenotype of partial trisomy 1 includes craniofacial, central nervous system, and ocular anomalies. The most likely explanation for these findings is that the translocation occurred after twinning occurred. This observation emphasizes that monozygotic twins are not necessarily genetically...
Topics
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Adult
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Diseases in Twins
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Karyotyping
- Male
- Mosaicism
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy