Analysis of a fetus with unbalanced translocation derived from a balanced t(6;14) maternal translocation].

To explore the genetic characteristics of a fetus with a high risk by maternal serum screening during the second trimester. Genetic counseling was provided to the pregnant woman on March 22, 2020 at Henan Provincial People's Hospital. G-banded chromosomal karyotyping and array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) were carried out on the amniotic fluid sample and peripheral blood samples from the couple. The fetus and the pregnant woman were respectively found to have a 46,XX,der(6)t(6;14)(q27;q31.2) and 46,XX,t(6;14)(q27;q31.2) karyotype, whilst the husband was found to have a normal karyotype. aCGH analysis has identified a 6.64 Mb deletion at 6q26q27 and a 19.98 Mb duplication at 14q31.3q32.33 in the fetus, both of which were predicted to be pathogenic copy number variations. No copy number variation was found in the couple. The unbalanced chromosome abnormalities in the fetus have probably derived from the balanced translocation carried by the pregnant woman. aCGH can help to determine the types of fetal chromosome abnormalities and site of chromosomal breakage, which may facilitate the prediction of fetal outcome and choice for subsequent pregnancies.

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Mengting Zhang, Hai Xiao, Dong Wu, Hongdan Wang, Yue Gao, Qian Zhang, Fengyang Wang, Tao Wang, Shixiu Liao. Analysis of a fetus with unbalanced translocation derived from a balanced t(6;14) maternal translocation]. Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics. 2023 Feb 10;40(2):230-233

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