Article
Prenatal diagnosis and dysmorphic findings in mosaic trisomy 16.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Apr 1994
Garber A, Carlson D, Schreck R, Fischel-Ghodsian N, Hsu W T, Oeztas S, Pepkowitz S, Graham J M
Abstract excerpt
We report two cases of mosaic trisomy 16 diagnosed by amniocentesis, with dysmorphic findings in both cases evident upon delivery. Following elective termination, case 1 demonstrated a trisomy 16 cell line in fetal skin (4 per cent) and placental tissue (64 per cent). Molecular studies on the dis...
Topics
- Adult
- Amnion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16
- Female
- Genetic Counseling
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Karyotyping
- Mosaicism
- Phenotype
- Placenta
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Skin Abnormalities
- Trisomy
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal