A possible association of long Y chromosomes and fetal loss.
Long Y chromosomes is a relatively unbiased large sample of newborn infants were measured. The proportion of prior abortions was increased twofold in mothers of long Y infants compared to the control in the Caucasian sample. Our results indicate that an increased length of Y chromosome may be an important cause of fetal loss.
D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations; D012730:Sex Chromosomes