A case of triploidy.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of triploidy in a women who conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Maternity unit of a university hospital.


METHODS
A 29-year-old woman who was pregnant following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).


METHODS
Ultrasound and serum screening.


METHODS
Amniocentesis and postmortem findings.


RESULTS
Amniocentesis confirmed the karyotype to be 69XXY, and the pregnancy was terminated.


CONCLUSIONS
This case refers to diandric triploidy resulting from fertilization by diploid sperm.
Dalmia
Ritu
R
University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, UK. dalmiasanjay@hotmail.com
Young
Peter
P
Sunanda
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D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004171:Diploidy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D011123:Polyploidy; D011247:Pregnancy; D020554:Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000002:abnormalities*