These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed


  • Title: [Prenatal diagnosis and genetic analysis of 17 fetuses with skeletal dysplasia].
    Author: Lu J, Huai L, Lu C, Wu Y, Zhu H, Zhan X, Zhai H.
    Journal: Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi; 2020 Nov 10; 37(11):1217-1221. PubMed ID: 33179224.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To explore strategies of prenatal genetic testing for fetuses featuring abnormal skeletal development. METHODS: Clinical data of 17 fetuses with skeletal dysplasia was collected. The results of genetic testing and outcome of pregnancy were analyzed. RESULTS: For 12 fetuses, the femur-to-foot length ratio was less than 0.9. Thirteen fetuses had a positive finding by genetic testing. One fetus was diagnosed with chromosomal aneuploidy, three were diagnosed with microdeletion/microduplications, and nine were diagnosed with hereditary bone diseases due to pathological variants of FGFR3, COL1A2, GPX4 or ALPL genes. CONCLUSION: For fetuses with skeletal dysplasia characterized by short femur, in addition to chromosomal karyotyping and microarray analysis, sequencing of FGFR3 and other bone disease-related genes can improve the diagnostic rate.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]