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Is this trisomy 22 caused from one of the parents havinga genetic disorder?
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Can Be: Sometimes it may be the result of abnormal parental chromosomes, sometimes it is spontaneous.Are you rferring to trisomy 21 or down's syndrome?
Answered 12/6/2012
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