Monozygotic twins discordant for trisomy 21 and maternal 21q inheritance: A complex series of events

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2086-2093

  Dahoun, Sophie ^a,f   Gagos, Sarantis ^b   Gagnebin, Maryline ^c   Gehrig, Corinne ^c   Burgi, Carole ^c   Simon, Fabienne ^a   Vieux, Chantal ^a   Extermann, Philippe ^d   Lyle, Robert ^e   Morris, Michael A ^a   Antonarakis, Stylianos E ^a,b   Béna, Frédérique ^a   Blouin, Jean Louis ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Academy of Athens Biomedical Research Foundation   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^d Dianecho   (Switzerland)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f SERVICE DE MÉDECINE INTERNE GÉNÉRALE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Discordant; Mono zygosity; Trisomy 21; Twins

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME 21Q; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPE 47 XX; KIDNEY; LUNG; MEIOSIS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NONDISJUNCTION; PLACENTA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; SKIN; TISSUE SECTION; TRISOMY 21; TWIN DISCORDANCE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 49449095283     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32431     Document Type: Article

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