Trisomy 18p

Trisomy 18p is an extremely rare chromosomal anomaly with a poorly defined clinical phenotype. Reported manifestations include short stature, mild, moderate or severe developmental delay and intellectual disability, variable but mild facial dysmorphism, and epilepsy.

Non-obstructive azoospermia

Absence of any measurable level of sperm in his semen, resulting from a defect in the production of spermatozoa in the testes. Can be differentiated from obstructive azoospermia on the basis of testicular biopsy.


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PMID (PMCID)
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Azoospermia and trisomy 18p syndrome: a fortuitous association? A patient report and a review of the literature.
Jedraszak G, Copin H, Demailly M, Quibel C, Leclerc T, Gallet M, Benkhalifa M, Receveur A.
Mol Cytogenet. 2015;8:34.
We report on a patient carrying an isolated complete trisomy 18p translocated to the short arm of chromosome 14 and presenting with facial dysmorphism, mild intellectual disability and non-obstructive azoospermia.