Trisomy 21 mosaicism in two successive generations in a family.

نویسندگان

  • J C Parke
  • F S Grass
  • R Pixley
  • J Deal
چکیده

The occurrence of 46,XX/47,XX,+21 mosaicism in two successive generations implies an aetiological relationship between the 47,XX,+21 cell line of the mother and her daughter.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of medical genetics

دوره 17 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1980