title: Five month extrauterine survival in a female triploid (69,XXX) child.
abstract: The case of a (69,XXX) triploid infant who survived 160 days is reported. Previously, the longest survival of a non-mosaic triploid had been 9 days. Possible reasons for this extensive survival are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D003582:Cytogenetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D011123:Polyploidy; D012730:Sex Chromosomes; D014960:X Chromosome