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Maternal Age Is the Only Known Risk Factor for Aneuploidy

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Maternal age is the only known risk factor for aneuploidy.What are possible reasons for the increased risk associated with increase maternal age?


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Cri Du Chat Syndrome

A rare genetic disorder caused by a deletion on chromosome 5, characterized by a distinctive cat-like cry in affected infants, intellectual disability, and other physical abnormalities.

Mental Impairment

A condition that disrupts a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning.

Karyotyping

A laboratory technique that involves the examination of the number and appearance of a person's chromosomes, used to identify genetic abnormalities.

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21, characterized by developmental delays and physical features such as a flat facial profile.

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