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Cytogenetics and Molecular Investigations detect a Mosaic Variant of Turner Syndrome only Suspected by Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing: Two Case Reports with Negative Ultrasound Examinations.
Journal of medicine and life - 1 Jan 2000
Libotte Francesco, Carpineto Sonia Lorena, Dello Russo Claudio, Viola Antonella, Margiotti Katia, Restaldi Fabrizia, Novelli Antonio, Mesoraca Alvaro, Giorlandino Claudio
Abstract excerpt
Prenatal testing has been moving towards non-invasive methods to determine fetal risk for genetic disorders. Numerous studies have focused the attention on common trisomies; although the detection rate (DR) for trisomy 21 is high (over 95%), the accuracy regarding the DR for trisomies 13 and 18 has come under scrutiny. The testing has been applied to sex chromosome aneuploidies, but many studies have shown that...
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