title: Prenatal diagnosis and fetopathological findings in five fetuses with trisomy 9.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Prenatal Diagnosis Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chitayat
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hodgkinson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luke
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Winsor
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalousek
mesh_terms: 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