title: Prenatal diagnosis of a de novo non-fluorescent Y chromosome.
abstract: We report a case with non-mosaic Yq-, missing the fluorescent segment, and detected as a fetus studied for advanced maternal age. The father had a Y chromosome of average size and paternity was established wih a plausibility of 97.7% by HLA and erythrocyte antigen typing. The child had a normal male antigen typing. The child had a normal male phenotype at delivery and developmental milestones were normal through the first year of life. The Yq- showed no mitotic instability since it was retained in foreskin culture for its in vitro lifetime of 60 population doublings.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012730:Sex Chromosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014998:Y Chromosome / Q000648:ultrastructure*