Failure of NIPT to detect constitutional chromoanasynthesis involving chromosome 21 in a case of fetal hydrops—A case report

Autor: Judy Chernos, Kathleen Bone, Julie Lauzon, Melissa Jean MacPherson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports, Vol 7, Iss 11, Pp 2165-2168 (2019)
Clinical Case Reports
ISSN: 2050-0904
Popis: We report a case of a de novo ring 21 complex chromosomal rearrangement in a fetus presenting with hydrops. Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) failed to detect the imbalance. This case highlights the need to understand the various limitations and strengths of NIPT technology when counseling patients.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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