| Triploid syndrome | |
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| Other names | 69,XXX[1] 2n/3n mixoploidy, 3n syndrome, chromosome triploidy syndrome, diploid/triploid mixoploidy, triploidy, triploidy syndrome |
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| A karyotype of a person with triploidy | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
| Differential diagnosis | Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) |
Triploid syndrome, also called triploidy, is a chromosomal disorder in which a fetus has three copies of every chromosome instead of the normal two. If this occurs in only some cells, it is called mosaic triploidy and is less severe.
Most embryos with triploidy miscarry early in development.
- ^ Erol O, Erol M, Karaca M (October 2013). "Complete chorioamniotic separation and persistence of a yolk sac associated with triploidy". Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 35 (10): 914–6. doi:10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30813-6. PMID 24165059.