Mosaic trisomy 17 in amniotic fluid cells not confirmed in the newborn | Zendy

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Mosaic trisomy 17 in amniotic fluid cells not confirmed in the newborn

Author(s) -

Djalali M.,

Barbi G.,

Grab D.

Publication year - 1991

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/pd.1970110610

Subject(s) - trisomy , amniotic fluid , amniocentesis , mosaic , aneuploidy , obstetrics , medicine , biology , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , pregnancy , genetics , chromosome , gene , history , archaeology

A case of true fetal mosaicism 46,XY/47,XY, + 17 was diagnosed in amniotic fluid cells. After genetic counselling and unsuccessful periumbilical blood sampling the pregnancy continued to term, and a healthy male infant was born. Lymphocytes of the newborn had a normal karyotype. Follow‐up of the child at age 18 months showed normal physical and mental development indicating that the trisomic cell line was restricted most probably to the extra fetal tissue.

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