Chromosome 15q overgrowth syndrome: Prenatal diagnosis, molecular cytogenetic characterization, and perinatal findings in a fetus with dup(15)(q26.2q26.3)

• Main Authors: Chih-Ping Chen (Author), Yi-Hui Lin (Author), Heng-Kien Au (Author), Yi-Ning Su (Author), Chin-Yuan Hsu (Author), Yu-Peng Liu (Author), Pei-Chen Wu (Author), Schu-Rern Chern (Author), Yu-Ting Chen (Author), Li-Feng Chen (Author), Adam Hwa-Ming Hsieh (Author), Wayseen Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To present molecular cytogenetic characterization of a prenatally detected duplication of 15q26.2→q26.3 in a fetus with overgrowth. Case Report: A 34-year-old para 0 woman underwent amniocentesis at 18 weeks of gestation because of advanced maternal age. Amniocentesis revealed a derivativ...