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An abortus with a normal/trisomy 16 mosaicism: instability of trisomic cells in vitro. 1975

T Ikeuchi, and M Sasaki

A 46,XX/47,XX,+16 mosaicism was demonstrated in cultured chorionic cells obtained from an abortion material. By tracing polymorphic fluorescent chromosome markers in the abortus and the parents, the karyotypically normal component was confirmed to be non-maternal in origin. The trisomic cells showed a growth disadvantage, and were overtaken by the normal cells in prolonged cultivation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009030	Mosaicism	The occurrence in an individual of two or more cell populations of different chromosomal constitutions, derived from a single ZYGOTE, as opposed to CHIMERISM in which the different cell populations are derived from more than one zygote.
D002478	Cells, Cultured	Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others.	Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D002824	Chorionic Villi	Threadlike vascular projections of the chorion. Chorionic villi may be free or embedded within the DECIDUA forming the site for exchange of substances between fetal and maternal blood (PLACENTA).	Placental Villi,Labyrinth of the Placenta,Labyrinthine Placenta,Placental Labyrinth Layer,Chorionic Villus,Labyrinth Layer, Placental,Placental Labyrinth Layers,Placental Villus,Villi, Chorionic,Villi, Placental,Villus, Chorionic,Villus, Placental
D002902	Chromosomes, Human, 16-18	The short, submetacentric human chromosomes, called group E in the human chromosome classification. This group consists of chromosome pairs 16, 17, and 18.	Chromosomes E,Group E Chromosomes,Chromosome, Group E,Chromosomes, Group E,E Chromosomes, Group,Group E Chromosome
D005333	Fetus	The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after CONCEPTION until BIRTH, as distinguished from the earlier EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN.	Fetal Structures,Fetal Tissue,Fetuses,Mummified Fetus,Retained Fetus,Fetal Structure,Fetal Tissues,Fetus, Mummified,Fetus, Retained,Structure, Fetal,Structures, Fetal,Tissue, Fetal,Tissues, Fetal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012728	Sex Chromatin	In the interphase nucleus, a condensed mass of chromatin representing an inactivated X chromosome. Each X CHROMOSOME, in excess of one, forms sex chromatin (Barr body) in the mammalian nucleus. (from King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)	Barr Bodies,Chromatin, Sex,Bodies, Barr,Chromatins, Sex,Sex Chromatins
D014314	Trisomy	The possession of a third chromosome of any one type in an otherwise diploid cell.	Partial Trisomy,Chromosomal Triplication,Chromosomal Triplications,Partial Trisomies,Trisomies,Trisomies, Partial,Trisomy, Partial