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A young family with four chromosomally documented cases of trisomy 21, at least two, further cases of Down syndrome diagnosed only clinically, and no healthy children among their offspring is reported. No sign of mosaicism was found in studies of lymphocytes and skin fibroblasts from the parents. In a biopsy from the mother's ovary a trisomic cell line was found, thus giving some, but not a complete explanation for this extraordinary family. Additional explanations are suggested.
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Nielsen, K.G., Poulsen, H., Mikkelsen, M. et al. Multiple recurrence of trisomy 21 Down syndrome. Hum Genet 78, 103–105 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291249
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