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Unexpected finding of a paternal premutation of the fragile X FMR1 gene in a female fetus of a premutation carrier mother.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Feb 2010
Pomponi M Grazia, Pietrobono Roberta, Neri Caterina, Chiurazzi Pietro, Neri Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
We report on the fortuitous finding of a paternal premutation of the FMR1 gene during prenatal diagnosis in a female fetus whose mother was known to be a premutation carrier. Analysis of the DNA, extracted from cultured cells obtained by chorionic villus sampling, demonstrated the presence in the fetus of two FMR1 alleles of 23 and 71 CGG repeats, respectively. Chromosome analysis confirmed a normal female...
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