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Mother–child exclusion due to paternal uniparental disomy 6

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In a mother-child pair, false exclusions in markers on chromosome 6 have been observed. The genetic incompatibilities have been caused by paternal uniparental disomy. The consequences of such cases for investigations of parentage are discussed.

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  1. Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    R. Wegener & V. Weirich

  2. Division of Blood Group Serology, Medical University Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, 1090, Austria

    E. M. Dauber & W. R. Mayr

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Wegener, R., Weirich, V., Dauber, E.M. et al. Mother–child exclusion due to paternal uniparental disomy 6. Int J Legal Med 120, 282–285 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-006-0077-y

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