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A patient with trisomy 13 mosaicism with an unusual skin pigmentary pattern and prolonged survival.
Pediatric dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
González-del Angel Ariadna, Estandia-Ortega Bernardette, Gaviño-Vergara Alejandro, Sáez-de-Ocariz Marimar, Velasco-Hernández María de la Luz, Salas-Labadía Consuelo
Abstract excerpt
Trisomy 13, or Patau syndrome, is a chromosomal disorder that can occur in complete, partial, or mosaic forms. Mosaicism is observed in 6% of individuals with trisomy 13 and, in contrast to the complete form, has wide phenotypic variability, longer survival, and in some patients an unusual skin pigmentary pattern similar to phylloid hypomelanosis. We describe here a 12-year-old girl with trisomy 13 mosaicism (mos...
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