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What is Triploidy?

Triploidy or Triploid Syndrome is a rare chromosomal abnormality that is not compatible with life. Human beings are supposed to have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) with half of each pair coming from each parent. Triploidy means that a baby has three copies of each chromosome in each cell, making a total of 69 chromosomes. Infants with triploidy usually are miscarried early in the pregnancy. Only 1 in 10,000 infants with Triploid syndrome make it to a full term pregnancy; however, the baby will likely be born sleeping or pass away within the first few minutes, hours, or days due to severe growth hindrance or multiple birth abnormalities. There is no cure or treatment for babies with Triploid syndrome.

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