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Full monosomy 21, prenatally diagnosed by fluorescent in situ hybridization.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Mar 1997
Joosten A M, De Vos S, Van Opstal D, Brandenburg H, Gaillard J L, Vermeij-Keers C
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We describe a case of full monosomy 21 which was prenatally diagnosed in chorionic villi by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Because of intrauterine fetal death, a curettage was performed and cytogenetic analysis of skin fibroblasts confirmed the presence of monosomy 21 in fetal cells. DNA investigations showed a paternal origin of the single chromosome 21. Inspection and autopsy of the fetus revealed...
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