A Case of Ring Chromosome 18 with Single Umbilical Artery Detected During Prenatal Period-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Case of Ring Chromosome 18 with Single Umbilical Artery Detected During Prenatal Period

Published:2020 Issue:4 Volume:11 Page:217-222
ISSN:1661-8769
Container-title:Molecular Syndromology
language:en
Short-container-title:Mol Syndromol

Author:

Eras Nazan

Abstract

Fetuses with a single umbilical artery have a risk of increased chromosomal anomalies and congenital malformations. Ring chromosomes are rare and the phenotypic and clinical characteristics of affected individuals show great variability depending on the quantity of the lost critical genes or gains during the formation of the ring or due to mitotic instability. Ring chromosome 18 [r(18)] is characterized by short stature, craniofacial dysmorphism, mental and motor retardation, autoimmune disorders, extremity anomalies, dermal lesions, structural heart malformations, and kidney abnormalities. In this study, the clinical findings of a female patient who had a single umbilical artery in the prenatal period and was diagnosed as de novo r(18) by molecular karyotype analysis were compared with those in the literature. A detailed ultrasonographic examination of the fetus with a single umbilical artery may enable the detection of additional anomalies and thus the early diagnosis of chromosomal anomalies may be possible with prenatal genetic analysis.

Publisher

S. Karger AG

Subject

Genetics(clinical),Genetics

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