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Abstract
We report on cytogenetic analysis of 688 couples experiencing two or more first- and/or second-trimester abortions (less than 20 weeks). The overall abnormality rate was 6.83% (47 couples). However, exclusion of those anomalies not generally accepted as being causal in spontaneous abortion leaves an abnormality rate of only 2.33% (16 couples). We discuss the significance of balanced translocations, inversions, sex chromosome aneuploidies, and mosaicisms thereof in the causation of multiple abortions.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3376998 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320290312
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med Genet ISSN: 0148-7299