Mosaic tetraploidy in a liveborn infant with features of the DiGeorge anomaly

Abstract

We report on a liveborn male infant with mosaic tetraploidy who presented with multiple congenital anomalies including features of the DiGeorge anomaly (type I truncus arteriosus with other cardiovascular malformations, thymic hypoplasia, hypocalcemia). No structural chromosome aberrations, namely of chromosome 22, were detected. These findings contribute to the variability of symptoms of the polyploid phenotype. Additionally, the cytogenetic studies in our case emphasize the necessity of investigating fibroblasts in order to evaluate the relevant proportion of aberrant cells in mosaicism.