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Discrepancies in cytogenetic results between amniocytes and postnatally obtained blood: trisomy 9 mosaicism.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Jun 2006
Kosaki Rika, Hanai Sae, Kakishima Hiroki, Okada Michiyo A, Hayashi Satoshi, Ito Yushi, Takahashi Takao, Kosaki Kenjiro, Okuyama Torayuki
Abstract excerpt
When amniocentesis reveals a mosaic karyotype and the baby presents with multiple malformations, an analysis of the baby's peripheral blood typically reveals a mosaic karyotype. We present a boy who was prenatally diagnosed by amniocentesis as having trisomy 9 mosaicisim but who had normal G-banding results on postnatal blood karyotyping; the patient also exhibited multiple malformations, including a...
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