Abstract:BACKGROUND: Apparently balanced chromosome rearrangements (ABCRs) in non-affected individuals are well-known to possess high reproductive risks such as infertility, abnormal offspring, and pregnancy loss. However, caution should be exercised in genetic counseling and reproductive intervention because cryptic unbalanced defects and genome structural variations beyond the resolution of routine cytogenetics may not be detected. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we studied two familial cases of ABCRs were recruited in this… Show more
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