Double Trisomy (+13,+15) in Spontaneous Abortion

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Authors: J. Vojtaššák ¹; M. Ďuríková ¹; T. Braxatorisová ¹; V. Geislerová ¹; E. Pagáčová ¹; J. Malová ¹; Ľ. Demjénová ¹; M. Korbeľ ²; M. Blaško ¹; D. Böhmer ¹
Authors‘ workplace: Ústav lekárskej biológie a genetiky Lekárskej fakulty Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava, 1 prednosta doc. RNDr. J. Vojtaššák, CSc. I. gynekologicko-pôrodnicka klinika LF UK a FN, Bratislava, 2prednosta doc. MUDr. M. Borovský, CSc.
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2001; (9): 507-509.
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Overview

In the study of 2050 analyzed spontaneous abortions (1992 -⁠ 2000) there four cases of double trisomy were detected. The authors present the case of a 34-year-old woman treated for primary sterility. An anembryomole was detected ultrasonically in the 9th week of pregnancy. Double trisomy 48,XY,+13,+15 was discovered by cytogenetic investigation of embryonic tissue. This finding represents the first case, according to our knowledge, of double trisomy of chromosomes 13 and 15.

Key words:
sopntaneous abortions, sterility, double trisomy, hydrocefalus

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