Abby C Eblen1, Steve T Nakajima. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This is the first published case report of pregnancy in a women with 45, X/47, XXX mosaicism in both blood and germ cell lines. CASE: The patient conceived, and analysis of ovarian tissue confirmed a karyotype of 45, X/47, XXX. CONCLUSION: Women with a 45, X/47, XXX karyotype in the germ cell line can conceive, as this case demonstrates.
BACKGROUND: This is the first published case report of pregnancy in a women with 45, X/47, XXX mosaicism in both blood and germ cell lines. CASE: The patient conceived, and analysis of ovarian tissue confirmed a karyotype of 45, X/47, XXX. CONCLUSION:Women with a 45, X/47, XXX karyotype in the germ cell line can conceive, as this case demonstrates.
Authors: Christian J Gruber; Markus Hengstschläger; Heinz Leipold; Isabel M Gruber; Kathrin Ferlitsch; Doris M Gruber; Johannes C Huber Journal: Wien Klin Wochenschr Date: 2003-12-15 Impact factor: 1.704