Abstract:Although trisomy 16 is commonly detected in spontaneous abortions and accounts
for over 30% of cases of autosomal trisomy detected after spontaneous abortion,
trisomy 16 mosaicism is rarely detected by amniocentesis in the second
trimester. Here, we report a case of level III trisomy 16 mosaicism
(47,XX,+16[8]/46,XX[31]) diagnosed by cytogenetic analysis of independently
cultured amniotic fluid cells. The female baby was delivered at full term with
low birth weight and intrauterine growth retardation, and inte… Show more
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