Trisomy 16 fetus surviving into the second trimester |
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| Authors: | Dr William Cusick Michael Bork Betsy Fabri Peter Benn John F Rodis Louis Buttino JR |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Connecticut Health Center, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Farmington, CT, U.S.A.;2. The Center for Human Reproduction, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A 27-year-old gravida 4, para 3 was found to have anhydramnios at 14 weeks' gestation following a size/date discrepancy noted at her routine prenatal visit. A detailed ultrasound revealed multiple fetal anomalies including congenital heart defect, chest hypoplasia, and bilateral dysplastic kidneys. Karyotype revealed trisomy 16 in 15/15 cells from a tissue specimen obtained from the fetal cord insertion site following elective pregnancy termination. |
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| Keywords: | fetal anomalies trisomy 16 ultrasound |
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