Hi! I was born with mosaic trisomy 16, and I barely know anything about it. you think given that reddit is so huge, I’d find other people who also have it, but apparently that’s not the case!

I just wanna start by saying that I’m awful at science, so hopefully I don’t sound too dumb. I don’t even know if this is the right place to post this. but anyways,

When I was born, I was only one of 33 known cases of MT16 at the time- in the entire country. My mom said my birth was a circus show, but she got a lot of special treatment during her pregnancy with me.

I’ve spent my entire life digging for absolutely anything that I could find about MT16 since the moment my mom first explained it to me, and every year I check up on google to see if anything new has been published LOL. All I can seem to collectively grasp is:

1) I’m really small because of MT16 (i’m confirmed to have IGR, i’m 4’11! very teeny.) 2) I have a funny deformed ear and the toes on my right foot don’t fully curl, which I guess is also from MT16? it’s not hereditary at all. 3) My mental health is absolutely not the best. But extensive studies of MT16 and mental health seem to be nonexistent so there’s possibly no relation at all.

my main question though, is whether or not I could potentially pass MT16 onto my future children- that is if I ever have any. Would this mean they could potentially have said symptoms? or more symptoms than what I have? Such as heart, genital and spine deformities? or could it even result in full trisomy 16..? and cause issues with keeping a pregnancy?

I feel like the obvious answer is yes, but it’s not like MT16 is something that runs through my family.

idk. it’s a rare thing to have is what ALL articles read, but I feel like I’m just too normal of a person to even have something like MT16 be a part of me. I just have a ton of questions, and sadly can’t figure out the answers on my own.

Thank you in advance if anyone has some good stuff to read or an answer to give! <3