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Prenatal Detection of Chromosome Aberrations after Intercontinental Transport of Amniotic Fluid
Author(s) -
Gadow Enrique C.,
Paz Joaquin E.,
Castilla Eduardo E.,
Rothe Desider J.,
Cederqvist Lars L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1976.tb00587.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chromosomal translocation , amniotic fluid , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , chromosome , fetus , medical genetics , prenatal screening , pregnancy , genetics , biology , gene
Prenatal examination for chromosome anomalies was performed in nine families through a collaborative program between the Center for Medical Genetics in Buenos Aires and The New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center in New York, using a simplified technique for cultivation of amniotic fluid cells. The indication in three out of nine cases was a balanced translocation present in one of the parents, two of a type which have not previously been reported. Two fetuses were also found to have the same balanced translocation as one of their parents. Some special conditions regarding the indications and techniques used for prenatal diagnosis influenced by local situations are pointed out.