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A Normal Phenotype Case of a Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosome Chimeric Carrier with 12p11.21p11.21 Duplication.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Sept 2026
Chen Weiping, Zhang Tao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: sSMC refers to an additional chromosome added to the karyotype of normal human chromosomes, which can be identified by cytogenetic techniques, but its source and structure cannot be determined, and its size is generally ≤ chromosome 20 during metaphase. The clinical phenotype of patients with sSMC can be normal, or they can show severe clinical manifestations such as growth retardation, intellectual...
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- Female
- Humans
- Chromosome Banding
- Chromosome Duplication
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
- DNA Copy Number Variations
- Genetic Markers
