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  • Title: Proximal deletion of chromosome 21 confirmed by in situ hybridization and molecular studies.
    Author: Courtens W, Petersen MB, Noël JC, Flament-Durand J, Van Regemorter N, Delneste D, Cochaux P, Verschraegen-Spae MR, Van Roy N, Speleman F.
    Journal: Am J Med Genet; 1994 Jul 01; 51(3):260-5. PubMed ID: 8074156.
    Abstract:
    Foetal blood sampling was performed at 35 weeks of gestation due to abnormal foetal ultrasound findings. There was apparent monosomy 21 (45,XX,-21) in all mitoses analyzed. The infant died at 37 weeks during delivery. Examination disclosed facial anomalies, clubfeet, hypoplasia of the left urogenital tract, agenesis of corpus callosum, ventricular dilatation, and heterotopias. Reevaluation of the karyotype showed an unbalanced translocation t(1;21) (q44;q22.11) which resulted from a maternal balanced translocation. These findings were confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization and molecular studies with chromosome 21 specific markers. The latter showed a proximal deletion of the maternally derived chromosome 21 including all loci from centromere down to the D21S210 locus. This case illustrates the need for complementary cytogenetic and molecular investigations in cases of apparent monosomy 21.
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