A case of mosaicism involving an unstable 13/14 Robertsonian translocation.
Prenatal diagnosis of mosaicism involving an apparently unstable 13/14 Robertsonian translocation is reported. This illustrates the difficulties encountered in counselling when mosaicism is ascertained prenatally. Other reported examples of apparently unstable Robertsonian translocations are discussed.
Wells
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Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, General Hospital, Salisbury, U.K.
Gregson
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Porter
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D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D002883:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D009030:Mosaicism / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014178:Translocation, Genetic