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Trisomy 21 Down syndrome

✍ Scribed by Irene A. Uchida; Viola C. P. Freeman

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1985
Tongue: English
Weight: 311 KB
Volume: 70
Category: Article
ISSN: 0340-6717
DOI: 10.1007/bf00273450

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✦ Synopsis

The lymphocyte chromosomes of trisomy 21 Down syndrome patients and their parents in a random series of 374 families were analyzed, the objective being the identification of parental mosaicism. The numbers of parents in whom at least two trisomy 21 cells were detected were seven mothers and three fathers, a frequency of 2.7% of families. Confirmation of mosaicism was by identification of parental transmission of the extra chromosome to the progeny, by repeat chromosome analysis, and/or by the presence of more than one affected child. If to these are added six others in whom only one trisomic cell was detected, but with no other supporting evidence, the frequency could be as high as 4.3%. Differences in parental age at the birth of Down syndrome progeny may be accounted for by differences in frequencies of mosaicism in germ cells and somatic tissue. Mosaicism was found more frequently in the mothers than in the fathers, but more data are required for confirmation of a real difference.

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