Trisomy 8 mosaicism: A very rare chromosomal disorder where there is an extra copy of chromosome 8 in some of the body's cells. Some cases with this chromosomal abnormality have no clinical symptoms. The presence of abnormalities in some cases is dependent on which body cells contain the chromosomal defect. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Trisomy 8 mosaicism is available below.
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Prognosis for Trisomy 8 mosaicism: usually a normal life expectancy can be expected
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Trisomy 8 mosaicism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Trisomy 8 mosaicism, or a subtype of Trisomy 8 mosaicism,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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