Mother-child exclusion due to paternal uniparental disomy 6.
In a mother-child pair, false exclusions in markers on chromosome 6 have been observed. The genetic incompatibilities have been caused by paternal uniparental disomy. The consequences of such cases for investigations of parentage are discussed.
Wegener
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Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Weirich
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Dauber
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Mayr
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D024182:Uniparental Disomy / Q000235:genetics*