| Literature DB >> 11857621 |
Kathryn D McGowan1, Joseph J Weiser, Juli Horwitz, Sue Ann Berend, Christopher McCaskill, V Reid Sutton, Lisa G Shaffer.
Abstract
We report the finding of paternal isodisomy for chromosome 14 in a fetus found to have a der(14;14)(q10;q10) by amniocentesis. The pregnancy was complicated by severe polyhydramnios and elevated amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The infant showed features consistent with paternal uniparental disomy (UPD) including postnatal growth retardation, poor respiratory function, feeding difficulties, and evidence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The present case, in addition to other reported cases of UPD involving balanced acrocentric rearrangements, supports testing for UPD in prenatally detected Robertsonian translocations and isochromosomes. Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11857621
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prenat Diagn ISSN: 0197-3851 Impact factor: 3.050