Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of low-level mosaicism for tetrasomy 18p at amniocentesis in a pregnancy with a favorable outcome

• Main Authors: Chih-Ping Chen (Author), Tsang-Ming Ko (Author), Yi-Yung Chen (Author), Schu-Rern Chern (Author), Peih-Shan Wu (Author), Shin-Wen Chen (Author), Shih-Ting Lai (Author), Tzu-Yun Chuang (Author), Chien-Wen Yang (Author), Chen-Wen Pan (Author), Wayseen Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: We present prenatal diagnosis of low-level mosaicism for tetrasomy 18p at amniocentesis in a pregnancy with a favorable outcome. Case Report: A 40-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 17 weeks of gestation because of advanced maternal age. Amniocentesis revealed a de novo supernumera...