A prenatal case misunderstood as specimen confusion: 46,XY/46,XY chimerism
Abstract Chimerism results from the fusion of two zygotes in a single embryo, whereas mosaicism results from mitotic errors in a single zygote. True human chimerism is rare, with fewer than 100 cases reported in the literature. Here, we report a case in which the fetus was identified as having tetra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06321-5 |