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  • Title: Prenatal diagnosis of partial trisomy through in situ hybridization on amniocytes with whole chromosome and centromere-specific DNA probes. A case report.
    Author: Blancato JK, Eglinton G, George J, Benkendorf J, Pinckert T, Meck J.
    Journal: J Reprod Med; 1995 Jul; 40(7):537-9. PubMed ID: 7473445.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: DNA probes specific for whole chromosomes or portions of chromosomes can provide important information to aid the clinician in managing pregnancy and the geneticist in relaying accurate recurrence risk information to the patient. CASE: In this case, sonography was ordered because of a low fundal height in a 29-year-old primigravida at 35 weeks' gestational age; it revealed major fetal anomalies. A small supernumerary marker was seen in some cultured amniocytes. Metaphase spreads were analyzed by means of fluorescence in situ hybridization using a centromere probe specific for chromosome 22 and a whole chromosome probe for the 11 chromosome. In situ hybridization showed that the marker chromosome was a derivative of chromosome 22 with 11q material attached near the centromere. The fetal karyotype was 47,XY,+der(22) t(11;22)(q23.3;q11.2)mat. The mother was later found to be a balanced translocation carrier. CONCLUSION: It was possible to offer rapid prenatal diagnosis for this family using interphase analysis with the 22 centromere probe. The patient had chorionic villus sampling, and DNA probes were used to analyze cells directly from the biopsy. The signal representing the supernumerary marker was not observed. Karyotype analysis later showed that the fetus was normal but a translocation carrier. This report illustrates that rapid in situ hybridization can provide important information in known cases of translocation carriers.
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