Trisomy 16q arising from a maternal 15p;16q translocation.
Trisomy 16q is reported in a malformed infant who died at 12 days of age. The karyotype was 46,XX,der(15)t(15;16) (p11;q11)mat. A balanced translocation was found in the mother. The consequences of various types of aneuploidy of chromosome 16 are discussed.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002902:Chromosomes, Human, 16-18 / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014314:Trisomy