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Mosaic tetraploidy in a male neonate
Author(s) -
Veenema H.,
Tasseron E. W. K.,
Geraedts J. P. M.
Publication year - 1982
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.1399-0004.1982.tb01842.x
Subject(s) - microcephaly , mosaic , biology , zygote , pregnancy , abortion , genetics , embryogenesis , embryo , archaeology , history
Though complete and mosaic tetraploidy in zygotes almost always leads to abortion early in pregnancy, some cases have been described in which development was more successful. We report a male neonate with microcephaly and various other anomalies, in whom tetraploidy was found in 16% of peripheral lymphocytes.