Increased nuchal translucency in trisomy 13 fetuses at 10–14 weeks of gestation |
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Authors: | Rosalinde JM Snijders Neil J Sebire Roshini Nayar Athena Souka Kypros H Nicolaides |
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Institution: | Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | In a multicenter screening study for trisomy 21 involving ultrasonographic measurement of fetal nuchal translucency thickness (NT) at 10–14 weeks of gestation, 100,311 singleton pregnancies with a live fetus were examined. There were 46 cases of trisomy 13, and in 33 (72%) of these, the NT was above the 95th centile. The estimated risk for trisomy 21, based on maternal age-related risk for this chromosomal abnormality and fetal NT, was above 1 in 300 in 37 (80.1%) of the trisomy 13 fetuses. The fetal crown-rump length was significantly reduced, but the fetal heart rate was increased, being above the 95th centile in 64% of cases. Additionally, 24% of trisomy 13 fetuses had holoprosencephaly and 10% had exomphalos. This study has demonstrated that at 10–14 weeks of gestation, about 80% of fetuses with trisomy 13 can be identified in a screening program for trisomy 21, based on a combination of maternal age and fetal NT. Am. J. Med. Genet. 86:205–207, 1999. © 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Keywords: | trisomy 13 prenatal diagnosis first trimester ultrasound nuchal translucency |
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