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Prenatal diagnosis of de novo isochromosome 13q associated with microcephaly, alobar holoprosencephaly and cebocephaly in a fetus
Author(s) -
Chen ChihPing,
Chern SchuRern,
Lee ChenChi,
Chen LiFeng,
Chuang ChunYu,
Chen MingHong
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199804)18:4<393::aid-pd277>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - holoprosencephaly , isochromosome , microcephaly , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , biology , pediatrics , genetics , karyotype , gene , chromosome
We report on the prenatal diagnosis, genetic studies, and pathology of a case with de novo isochromosome 13q. A 31‐year‐old primigravida was referred for genetic counselling at 26 weeks' gestation due to the sonographic findings of intrauterine growth retardation and microcephaly. Level II ultrasonograms further demonstrated alobar holoprosencephaly, hypotelorism, polydactyly, a ventricular septal defect, and a single nostril. A diagnosis of cebocephaly was made. Genetic amniocentesis and cord blood sampling revealed translocation trisomy 13 with a de novo t(13q13q) rearrangement. Chromosomal analysis using G‐ and C‐banding techniques and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) showed an apparent monocentric isochromosome. Molecular analyses using polymorphic molecular markers showed that the rearrangement was consistent with an isochromosome of maternal chromosome 13q [46,XX,i(13)(q10)]. Necropsy confirmed cebocephaly and the prenatally detected anomalies. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.