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A 3 1/2-year-old male with partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 16 resulting from a maternal balanced translocation is described. Karyotype: 46,XY,-22,der(22),t(16;22)(q21;p12)mat.
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Balestrazzi, P., Giovannelli, G., Rubini, L.L. et al. Partial trisomy 16q resulting from maternal translocation. Hum Genet 49, 229–235 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277648
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