Article
Placental mesenchymal dysplasia without fetal development in a twin gestation: a case report and review of the spectrum of androgenetic biparental mosaicism.
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society - 1 Jan 2000
Linn Rebecca L, Minturn Lucy, Yee Lynn M, Maniar Kruti, Zhang Yanming, Fritsch Michael K, Kashireddy Papreddy, Kapur Raj, Ernst Linda M
Abstract excerpt
We report a dichorionic twin gestation with diffuse placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) and androgenetic biparental mosaicism (ABM) involving one twin's placenta with complete absence of fetal development for that twin. To our knowledge, this is the 1st reported case of PMD without fetal development. We discuss the gross, histologic, and genetic hallmarks of PMD and the spectrum of variability depending on...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
