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49,XXXXX (pentasomy X), a rare sex chromosome aneuploidy, was first described by Kesaree and Woolley (1963). The birth prevalence of pentasomy X is estimated to be one in 85,000 females (Martini et al. 1993).

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  1. Medical Genetics, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Shreveport, LA, USA

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  2. Perinatal and Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, 71130, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Harold Chen

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Chen, H. (2016). XXXXX Syndrome. In: Atlas of Genetic Diagnosis and Counseling. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6430-3_252-2

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