[Triploidy in newborn infants]

Monatsschr Kinderheilkd. 1988 Apr;136(4):210-3.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Human triploidy, a common condition occurring in about 1 to 2% of all clinically recognizable pregnancies, is a rare finding in live-born children. Not more than 44 live-born triploid infants have been reported in the available literature. Triploid infants surviving for more than a few days have been suspected to be hidden mosaicisms and mostly have turned out to be diploid-triploid mosaics. We observed two live-born female infants with a complete triploidy and describe the typical clinical picture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics*
  • Chromosome Aberrations / genetics*
  • Chromosome Disorders
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Karyotyping
  • Ploidies*
  • Syndactyly / genetics