Article
Androgenetic/biparental mosaicism causes placental mesenchymal dysplasia.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2006
Kaiser-Rogers K A, McFadden D E, Livasy C A, Dansereau J, Jiang R, Knops J F, Lefebvre L, Rao K W, Robinson W P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a distinct syndrome of unknown aetiology that is associated with significant fetal morbidity and mortality. Intrauterine growth restriction is common, yet, paradoxically, many of the associated fetuses/newborns have been diagnosed with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). METHODS: We report two cases of PMD with high levels of androgenetic (complete paternal...
Topics
- Adult
- Androgens
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Mesoderm
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Mosaicism
- Placenta Diseases
- Pregnancy
