Open AccessPartial trisomy 9: prenatal diagnosis and recurrence within same family
Author(s) -
LópezFélix Jana,
FloresGallegos Leticia,
GarduñoZarazúa Luz,
LeisMárquez Teresa,
JuárezGarcía Luz,
MeléndezHernández Ricardo,
CastelazoMorales Ernesto,
MayénMolina Dora
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.970
Subject(s) - medicine , prenatal diagnosis , partial trisomy , trisomy , obstetrics , pediatrics , fetus , genetics , pregnancy , karyotype , chromosome , gene , biology
Key Clinical Message Trisomy 9 can be suspected and confirmed in the prenatal period since the 11–13.6 weeks of screening. In cases of partial trisomy 9, the diagnosis is important especially to counseling the couple due to the increased likelihood of recurrence in subsequent pregnancies.