Description

Trisomy 9 mosaicism is rare.


 

Diagnosis requires presence of normal karyotype and trisomy 9.

 

Facial features:

(1) low-set ears with posterior rotation

(2) receding jaw, micrognathia

(3) high-arched palate

(4) microcephaly

(5) occipital bossing

(6) bilateral ptosis

(7) broad nose with bulbous tip

(8) hypertelorism

(9) short or webbed neck

 

Other findings:

(1) mental retardation

(2) short stature

(3) hypotonia

(4) cardiac anomalies

(5) hydrocephalus

(6) simian crease

(7) joint dislocations

(8) cryptorchidism in males

 


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