title: Prenatal diagnosis of triple X using fetal cells obtained by endocervical lavage.
abstract: Prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidies currently relies on invasive procedures such as chorionic villous sampling and amniocentesis. These methods can provide an accurate diagnosis of the fetal karyotype but are relatively invasive. Here, we report a case of the prenatal detection of triple X using fetal cells obtained by lavage of the endocervical canal prior to amniocentesis, following ultrasound diagnosis of hydrops fetalis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Post Graduate Medical School, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan. zhaoxx@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xi Zhao
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzumori
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005333:Fetus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014463:Ultrasonography