Tetrasomy 18p in a child with trisomy 18 phenotype.

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Tetrasomy 18p in a child with trisomy 18 phenotype.

American journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 1990

Singer T S, Kohn G, Yatziv S

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We report on a patient with trisomy 18 syndrome and tetrasomy 18p. The case indicates that the presence of an isochromosome i(18p) can mimic complete trisomy 18 syndrome.

Topics

Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
Humans
Infant
Karyotyping
Male
Phenotype
Trisomy

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