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Evidence of a second gamete fusion after the first cleavage of the zygote in a 47,XX, + 18/70,XXX, + 18 mosaic. A remarkable diploid‐triploid discrepancy after CVS
Author(s) -
Tuerlings J. H. A. M.,
Breed A. S. P. M.,
Vosters R.,
Anders G. J. P. A.
Publication year - 1993
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.1970130409
Subject(s) - zygote , gamete , karyotype , biology , ploidy , andrology , embryo , chorionic villus sampling , genetics , aneuploidy , fetus , chromosome , embryogenesis , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , human fertilization , medicine , gene
A 70,XXX, +18 karyotype was found by chorionic villus sampling, while the fetal fibroblast culture of the affected fetus revealed a 47,XX,+ 18 karyotype. From several possible mechanisms, we assume that a second gamete fusion occurred after the first cell division of the zygote. According to this interpretation, the mosaicism arose in very early pregnancy (at the two‐cell stage). This discrepancy can therefore be explained by selection pressure, due to the differentiation processes in the embryonic tissues.