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Trisomy 13 due to rea(13q;13q) is caused by i(13) and not rob(13;13)(q10;q10) in the majority of cases
Author(s) -
Bugge Merete,
deLozierBlanchet Celia,
Bak Mads,
Brandt Carsten A.,
Hertz Jens Michael,
Nielsen Jytte Bieber,
Duprez Laurance,
Petersen Michael B.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.30474
Subject(s) - isochromosome , chromosome 13 , trisomy , biology , chromosomal translocation , proband , genetics , chromosome , karyotype , gene , mutation
We have used 20 PCR‐based DNA polymorphisms to determine whether trisomy 13 due to de novo rea(13q;13q) in six cases is caused by translocation (13q;13q) or isochromosome (13q;13q); to determine the parental origin of the rearrangements and the mechanisms of formation. The six probands were three liveborn children with clinical features characteristic of Patau's syndrome and three fetuses diagnosed prenatally by amniocentesis or CVS. Five cases were isochromosomes with two identical q arms, one of maternal and four of paternal origin. Only one case was a Robertsonian translocation of maternal origin. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.