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. 1974 Sep;11(3):306–309. doi: 10.1136/jmg.11.3.306

Down's syndrome associated with two Robertsonian translocations, 45,XX,−15,−21,+t(15q21q) and 46,XX,−21,+t(21q21q)

Leonard Atkins 1, Christos S Bartsocas 1
PMCID: PMC1013151  PMID: 4279290

Abstract

A female infant with Down's syndrome was found to be a chromosomal mosaic with two cell lines in both blood and skin cells. One line carried a balanced 15/21 translocation, and the other line was effectively trisomic for chromosome 21 with a 21/21 translocation.

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