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Rwanda med. j. (Online)
; 69(4): 27-29, 2012.
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1269589
ABSTRACT
Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality in humans with an estimated incidence of one case in 770 live births. However; the occurrence of double aneuploidy involving autosome and or sex chromosome is a very rare phenomenon in lives born and the majority of reported cases are presented in form of spontaneous abortions. Here; we are reporting a case of a Rwandan patient with combination of trisomy 21 and triple X syndrome. The proband was 8-month-old female with typical features of Down syndrome. In additional to Down syndrome features; the child presented with minor features of triple X syndrome characterized by hypotonia and seizures