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Minute chromatin structures in cells of amniotic fluid-an interpretative dilemma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7845896     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Single copies of tiny chromosome fragments, appearing either as single or as double minutes, were observed in a high frequency in amniotic fluid cultures of five mothers who underwent prenatal testing because of advanced age. In four cases, the minutes had arisen de novo. The minutes were later confirmed in fetal skin following termination of pregnancy in one case; in another, in cord blood following the birth of a normal boy; and in the third, in peripheral blood of a normal 3-year-old girl. In the fourth case, the minutes were not confirmed in cord blood following the birth of a normal boy. A follow-up chromosome study of the baby boy in the fifth case was not possible but the minutes were maternally transmitted.
Authors:
H Wang; J L Bellinger; K Brierley; L E Dawson; C L Goldsmith; A G Hunter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Prenatal diagnosis     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0197-3851     ISO Abbreviation:  Prenat. Diagn.     Publication Date:  1994 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-03-08     Completed Date:  1995-03-08     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8106540     Medline TA:  Prenat Diagn     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  868-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amniocentesis*
Amniotic Fluid / chemistry*,  cytology*
Chromatin / ultrastructure*
Chromosomes / ultrastructure
Female
Fetal Blood / cytology
Humans
Karyotyping
Male
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Skin / cytology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chromatin

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