Prenatal diagnosis and fetopathological findings in five fetuses with trisomy 9.
Five male fetuses with trisomy 9 are discussed. Three were detected prenatally and terminated, 1 aborted spontaneously, and the fifth delivered prematurely and died soon after. Multiple congenital abnormalities characteristic of trisomy 9 were detected in all 5 cases and are compared to those of previous reports.
Chitayat
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Prenatal Diagnosis Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hodgkinson
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K
Luke
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A
Winsor
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E
Rose
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T
Kalousek
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D
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D000649:Amniocentesis; D002899:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy; D014314:Trisomy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal