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Prenatal sonography in trisomy 9
Author(s) -
Benacerraf Beryl R.,
Pauker Susan,
Quade Bradley J.,
Bieber Frederick R.
Publication year - 1992
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.1970120306
Subject(s) - trisomy , prenatal diagnosis , autopsy , medicine , cytogenetics , aneuploidy , down syndrome , obstetrics , pregnancy , pathology , fetus , radiology , biology , chromosome , genetics , psychiatry , gene
Two cases of trisomy 9 are presented with the description of the prenatal sonographic findings prompting prenatal cytogenetics evaluation. The characteristic sonographic abnormalities included structural heart defects; limb, renal, and facial anomalies; and intrauterine growth retardation. The clinical course and cytogenetic and autopsy findings are described.