Chromosomal Abnormality in 500 Referred Cases in Bahrain
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Main Outcome: 134 (27 %) patients had abnormal karyotype, 97 (19 %) patients had numerical abnormalities and 37 (7 %) had structural chromosomal abnormalities. The majority of patients with numerical abnormalities (66 %) were Down Syndrome or trisomy 21, 4 % were having trisomy 13, and 4 % were having trisomy 18. Cases of X chromosome abnormalities were found in 13 % of the abnormal causes, while 12 % were having abnormality of other chromosomes.
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