Article
Mosaicism of isochromosome 18p. Cytogenetic and morphological findings in a male fetus at 21 weeks.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 2000
Göcke H, Muradow I, Zerres K, Hansmann M
Abstract excerpt
The first case of isochromosome 18p as a mosaic in a male fetus diagnosed by amniocentesis is reported. After termination of the pregnancy at 21 weeks gestation biopsies from different fetal organs as well as from the placenta were taken and set up for long term cell cultures. The distribution of the normal and abnormal cell-line in fetal organs was unequal. Unexpectedly the metaphases in the placenta and the...
Topics
- Adult
- Amniocentesis
- Aneuploidy
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, 16-18
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mitosis
- Mosaicism
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
