We report on the prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of diastrophic dysplasia at 16 wk of gestation. The ultrasound examination showed abnormally short limbs and lateral projection on the thumbs. Radiological and histological studies confirmed the presence of diastrophic dysplasia in the aborted fetus.
Prenatal diagnosis of nonmosaic trisomy 9 and related ultrasound findings at 11.7 weeks
โ Scribed by Michael G. Pinette; Yuqun Pan; Renee Chard; Sheila Gerry Pinette; Jacquelyn Blackstone
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 386 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-0802
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โฆ Synopsis
Trisomy 9 is a relatively rare chromosomal abnormality. There have been no reports of first trimester ultrasound findings associated with mosaic or nonmosaic trisomy 9 in the literature. A case of nonmosaic trisomy 9 diagnosed prenatally with ultrasound findings at 11.7 weeks gestation is presented along with associated abnormal ultrasound findings.
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