Abstract

SPENCER, C E et al. Diandric triploidy in a liveborn infant with 3-4 syndactyly and a neural tube defect. S. Afr. j. child health [online]. 2017, vol.11, n.4, pp.198-200. ISSN 1999-7671.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/sajch.2017.v11i4.1420.

Triploidy is a chromosomal abnormality caused by an additional set of haploid chromosomes. It is a common cause of early first-trimester miscarriages. Only very rarely are babies with triploidy born alive and even more rarely do they survive beyond the first few days of life. We present here a case of a term baby with confirmed paternal (diandric) triploidy and some unusual features, who survived for 50 days, and review the literature on those who survived.

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