Further observations of true mosaic trisomy 17 ascertained in amniotic fluid cell cultures

Prenat Diagn. 1998 Nov;18(11):1191-4. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199811)18:11<1191::aid-pd417>3.0.co;2-x.

Abstract

Three new cases of true mosaic trisomy 17 (MT17) were diagnosed in amniotic fluid cells. Postnatal chromosome analysis from lymphocytes did not confirm the trisomic cell line, and follow-up studies showed normal psycho-motor development of the children, in one case up to the age of 4 1/2 years. We suggest that there are similarities between MT17 and MT20, in which the majority of pregnancies result in deliveries of healthy babies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amniocentesis
  • Amniotic Fluid / cytology*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17*
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mosaicism*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Prenatal Diagnosis*
  • Trisomy*