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- Title
Apparent non-mosaic trisomy 16 in chorionic villi: diagnostic dilemma or clinically significant finding?
- Authors
Williams, John; Wang, Boris B. T.; Rubin, Cathi H.; Clark, Robin D.; Mohandas, T. K.; Williams, J 3rd; Wang, B B; Rubin, C H; Clark, R D
- Abstract
A case is presented in which apparent non-mosaic trisomy 16 was found in chorionic villi (direct and culture) obtained from a patient undergoing first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. The fetal karyotype subsequently was determined to be 46,XX by follow-up amniocentesis. Serial ultrasonographic examinations revealed placental sonolucencies and intrauterine growth retardation. At 37 weeks, a small-for-gestational-age female was delivered by Caesarean section for fetal distress. Postnatal cytogenetic studies revealed a normal female karyotype in cord blood and mosaic trisomy 16 in placental tissues. These findings suggest that in cases where aneuploidy is confined to placental tissues, it may have biological significance, as evidenced by the apparent placental dysfunction and poor fetal growth in this case.
- Publication
Prenatal Diagnosis, 1992, Vol 12, Issue 3, p163
- ISSN
0197-3851
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/pd.1970120304