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. 1989 May;26(5):294–298. doi: 10.1136/jmg.26.5.294

Fertility in a male with trisomy 21.

R Sheridan 1, J Llerena Jr 1, S Matkins 1, P Debenham 1, A Cawood 1, M Bobrow 1
PMCID: PMC1015594  PMID: 2567354

Abstract

We review the published reports on reproduction in cases of non-mosaic trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome) and present the first fully documented case of a non-mosaic male with Down's syndrome fathering a pregnancy, a fact which has important implications in the light of caring for these people in the community.

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