The dygynic origin of a triploid fetus from an IVF pregnancy.
The case of an IVF pregnancy that resulted in an aborted triploid embryo with 69,XXY karyotype is reported. The analysis of DNA polymorphisms shows that the event is due to a maternal second meiotic non-disjunction.
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Dipartimento di Genetica, Biologia e Chimica, Università di Torino, Italy.
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Di Gregorio
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D000328:Adult; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005313:Fetal Death; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D011003:Ploidies; D011247:Pregnancy
D004247:DNA