title: Triple trisomy in a 17-week-old fetus.
abstract: Autosomal trisomies account for the majority of chromosome abnormalities associated with spontaneous miscarriages. Occasionally, double autosomal trisomies are found to be present in abortuses. This report describes the second occurrence of triple trisomy associated with fetal demise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pettenati
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014314:Trisomy; D014960:X Chromosome