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. 1994 Feb;31(2):153–155. doi: 10.1136/jmg.31.2.153

Paternal pericentric inversion of chromosome 4 as a cause of recurrent pregnancy loss.

G C Wolf 1, J Mao 1, L Izquierdo 1, G Joffe 1
PMCID: PMC1049681  PMID: 8182725

Abstract

A paternal pericentric inversion of chromosome 4 was ascertained through karyotype analysis of an abortus specimen proven to be 46,XX,rec(4),dup q, inv (4)(p13q28). The relationship of paternal pericentric inversion to pregnancy loss is discussed, and a recommendation for karyotype analysis of recurrent abortion specimens is made.

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