title: Prenatal diagnosis of inv(X)(q12q28) in a male fetus.
abstract: Amniocentesis and prenatal chromosome analysis were performed for advanced maternal age. The fetus was male with a paracentric inversion in the long arm of the X chromosome. The mother and a brother also carried the inversion. The pregnancy continued to term and the infant is developing normally at one year of age.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Laboratories, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612-4799.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Neu
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Koos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D007446:Chromosome Inversion; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014960:X Chromosome