Abstract
Tetrasomy of the short(p) arm of chromosome 9 has been reported in few cases. Most of these children present with microbrachycephaly, wide forehead, hypertelorism, lowset, malformed ears, beaked noses, and micrognathia. Additional anomalies include short neck, congenital heart disease, genital abnormalities, multiple limb defects, hypotonia, and early death.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Abnormalities, Multiple / genetics*
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Adult
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Aneuploidy
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Chromosome Aberrations*
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9*
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Ear / abnormalities
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Face / abnormalities
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Female
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Foot Deformities, Congenital / genetics
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Hand Deformities, Congenital / genetics
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Head / abnormalities
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Head / pathology
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Heart Defects, Congenital / genetics
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Isochromosomes
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Male
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Mosaicism
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Pregnancy
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Trisomy