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. 1974 Dec;11(4):378–379. doi: 10.1136/jmg.11.4.378

Trisomy 21 mosaicism in a woman with two children with trisomy 21 Down's syndrome

Sara Kaffe 1, Lillian Y F Hsu 1, Kurt Hirschhorn 1
PMCID: PMC1013209  PMID: 4140911

Abstract

Trisomy 21 mosaicism was identified by fluorescent quinacrine banding in a phenotypically normal mother, who gave birth to two children with trisomy 21 Down's syndrome.

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