Triploidy is a condition that affects 1% to 3% of pregnancies. It’s when a developing baby has an extra set of chromosomes, the thread-like structures that carry DNA. A triploidy pregnancy usually ...
Generally, a person is born with 2 sets of chromosomes (46 chromosomes). So, what if the fetus has 69 chromosomes (three sets ...
Triploidy is the most frequent chromosome aberration in first trimester spontaneous abortions. In contrast to aneuploidies due to nondisjunction, increased maternal age is not a risk factor and the ...
We read with interest ‘Recurrent triploidy of maternal origin’ by Brancati et al 1 published earlier in this journal. We report in detail of a similar family. A 35-year-old woman was referred for ...
Diagnostics outfit Natera is spreading its noninvasive prenatal test around the world, and now the company has expanded its diagnostic to detect triploidy, a chromosomal abnormality that results in ...