Equivocal karyotype analysis and prenatal counseling.
An uncertain amniotic fluid karyotype analysis may result in months of intense anxiety for the parents. An illustrative case demonstrates that thorough and accurate diagnostic steps, active involvement of the family physician, coordination of counseling efforts by all involved health-care professionals and attention to the social and financial concerns of the parents are helpful in this situation.
D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002901:Chromosomes, Human, 13-15; D002903:Chromosomes, Human, 19-20; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014178:Translocation, Genetic