A case of triploidy detected by crosstrimester test

A 40-year-old woman presented in her second pregnancy, naturally conceived. Maternal serum screening and ultrasound examination raised concerns regarding aneuploidy. After genetic counselling an amniocentesis was performed, showing a 69,XXX karyotype.Here we report a case of digynic triploidy, which...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of prenatal medicine 2012-07, Vol.6 (3), p.55-56
Hauptverfasser:	Guanciali-Franchi, Paolo, Iezzi, Irene, Matarrelli, Barbara, Morizio, Elisena, Calabrese, Giuseppe, Palka, Giandomenico
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Report
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Zusammenfassung:	A 40-year-old woman presented in her second pregnancy, naturally conceived. Maternal serum screening and ultrasound examination raised concerns regarding aneuploidy. After genetic counselling an amniocentesis was performed, showing a 69,XXX karyotype.Here we report a case of digynic triploidy, which resulted from fertilization of a diploid ovum by a single sperm.
ISSN:	1971-3282 1971-3290