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Origin and mechanism of formation of 45,X/47,XX,+21 mosaicism in a fetus.
American journal of medical genetics - 3 Feb 1998
Harada N, Abe K, Nishimura T, Sasaki K, Ishikawa M, Fujimoto M, Matsumoto T, Niikawa N
Abstract excerpt
Chromosome analysis of amniotic fluid cells from a 17-week-old fetus with a nuchal cystic hygroma showed a 45,X/47,XX,+21 karyotype. Analyses of cord blood lymphocytes, skin fibroblasts, amniotic membrane, and chorionic villi demonstrated both cell lines in various proportions. We studied the origin and mechanism of formation of the double mosaic aneuploid using Q-banded chromosomal heteromorphisms, and one RFLP,...
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