An Investigation of conceptuses with placental chromosomal mosaicism for the presence of germline mosaicism

Confined placental mosaicism (CPM) is detected in approximately 1-2% of viable pregnancies and has been defined as a dichotomy between the chromosomal constitution of the placental and embryonic/fetal tissues. An investigation for the presence of trisomy in the germ cells was initiated in cases di...

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Main Author: Stavropoulos, Dimitri James
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6439