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Lancet. 1978 Aug 26;2(8087):465-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)91458-7.

Prenatal detection of the 47, XYY karyotype.

Lancet (London, England)

R L Goldenberg, S C Finley

PMID: 79819 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)91458-7

Abstract

The ethical decisions involved before and after the prenatal diagnosis of a 47, XYY karyotype in the fetus of a 32-year-old woman are discussed. It was decided that the parents should be presented with all the known facts about XYY-associated abnormalities and allowed to choose whether pregnancy should continue; the physician's role would be to support them in their decision and help them carry it out.

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