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Our Team Explains: Mosaicism

Mosaicism is a biological phenomenon in which a person has two or more genetically different sets of cells. Although mosaicism may have no effect, it could also lead to genetic disorders and even cause miscarriages. The level of mosaicism, the affected chromosome, and various other factors determine the person’s symptoms and their severity.   

In this video, our team explains what is mosaicism, when and how it occurs, as well as how it can be detected. 

Topics covered in this video include: 

  • Causes of mosaicism
  • Mosaicism in humans and nature

Click on the image below to play the video, or right-click to open in a new tab. 

The video was created by our editorial and graphic design teams, and features scientific communications manager Marina Charitou and graphic designer Vasiliki Demetriadi.

Stay tuned for more information on mosaicism, including examples on this topic, next month. 

References

Machiela, Mitchell J. “Mosaicism, aging and cancer.” Current opinion in oncology vol. 31,2 (2019): 108-113. doi:10.1097/CCO.0000000000000500, https://journals.lww.com/co-oncology/abstract/2019/03000/mosaicism,_aging_and_cancer.9.aspx

Thorpe, Jeremy et al. “Mosaicism in Human Health and Disease.” Annual review of genetics vol. 54 (2020): 487-510. doi:10.1146/annurev-genet-041720-093403, https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-genet-041720-093403

Levy B. et al. (2021) “Chromosomal mosaicism: Origins and clinical implications in preimplantation and prenatal diagnosis.” Prenatal diagnosis vol. 41,5 (2021): 631-641. doi:10.1002/pd.5931, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8176867/pdf/nihms-1700211.pdf

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