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SUBMITTER: Shimojima Yamamoto K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shimojima Yamamoto Keiko K Yamamoto Sakurako S Imaizumi Taichi T Kumada Satoko S Yamamoto Toshiyuki T
Human genome variation 20240816 1
Tetrasomy X or 48,XXXX is a rare sex chromosome aneuploidy. The parental origin of tetrasomy X in a female patient with developmental delay was analyzed; all four X chromosomes were derived from the mother, and there were no paternally derived sex chromosomes. This finding indicates a rare incidental co-occurrence of maternal and paternal nondisjunction or polysomy rescue. The mechanism of 48,XXYY, which is related to developmental delay in males, was analyzed for comparison. ...[more]