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. 1979 Aug;16(4):317–320. doi: 10.1136/jmg.16.4.317

Trisomy 16q arising from a maternal 15p;16q translocation.

M A Ridler, J A McKeown
PMCID: PMC1012679  PMID: 490587

Abstract

Trisomy 16q is reported in a malformed infant who died at 12 days of age. The karyotype was 46,XX,der(15)t(15;16) (p11;q11)mat. A balanced translocation was found in the mother. The consequences of various types of aneuploidy of chromosome 16 are discussed.

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