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LD42 category

Polyploidies

Definition

Any disease caused by one or more additional sets of chromosomes. Non-mosaic versions of these diseases are characterised by gross fetal malformation or death of the fetus. Confirmation is through observation of supernumerary sets of chromosomes by karyotyping.

4 subordinate codes

Nearby in Chromosomal anomalies, excluding gene mutations