Prenatal diagnosis of holoprosencephaly (HPE) in a fetus with a recombinant (18)dup(18q)inv(18)(p11.31q11.2)mat |
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Authors: | Leonard N J Tomkins D J Demianczuk N |
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Institution: | Department of Medical Genetics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. norma.leonard@ualberta.ca |
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Abstract: | Alobar holoprosencephaly (HPE) was identified by ultrasonography at 18 weeks' gestation in a fetus of a 29-year-old G2P0A1 woman. HPE has been described in association with various chromosomal anomalies. Amniocentesis was performed and a rearrangement of chromosome 18 resembling an isochromosome for the long arm of chromosome 18 was found. Subsequently, the mother was found to have a pericentric inversion of chromosome 18 with breakpoints at p11.31 and q11.2. The karyotype of the fetus was re-interpreted as 46,XX, rec(18)dup(18q)inv(18)(p11.31q11.2)mat. This is the first case of a parental inversion leading to a deficiency of 18p11.31 to 18pter associated with HPE. |
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