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Trisomy 21 in mother and daughter
Author(s) -
Francesconi D.,
Guaschino S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1976.tb01584.x
Subject(s) - trisomy , offspring , daughter , aneuploidy , genetics , biology , pregnancy , obstetrics , medicine , chromosome , evolutionary biology , gene
A 28‐year‐old woman with trisomy 21 had a daughter with trisomy 21. This case brings the total to 23 mothers recorded as having trisomy 21. Their offspring consist of 14 normals and 10 trisomics, 21 born at term, plus 3 abortions. The proportions of normal and trisomic offspring are about equal.