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. 1980 Feb;17(1):48–49. doi: 10.1136/jmg.17.1.48

Trisomy 21 mosaicism in two successive generations in a family.

J C Parke Jr, F S Grass, R Pixley, J Deal
PMCID: PMC1048488  PMID: 6445007

Abstract

The occurrence of 46,XX/47,XX,+21 mosaicism in two successive generations implies an aetiological relationship between the 47,XX,+21 cell line of the mother and her daughter.

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