Prenatal diagnosis of 45,X/46,XX mosaicism in the fetus. Should the pregnancy be terminated?

45,X/46,XX True mosaicism was found in the amniotic fluid cell culture study in our patient and was confirmed by rapid fetal blood karyotyping. Elective termination of the pregnancy revealed a morphologically normal female fetus with true mosaicism but no features of Turner's syndrome.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Prenatal diagnosis Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 439
Main Authors:	Kulkarni, R, Hawkins, J, Bradford, W P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-06-1989
Subjects:	Abortion, Therapeutic Adult Female Humans Karyotyping Maternal Age Mosaicism Pregnancy Pregnancy, High-Risk Prenatal Diagnosis Turner Syndrome - diagnosis
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Summary:	45,X/46,XX True mosaicism was found in the amniotic fluid cell culture study in our patient and was confirmed by rapid fetal blood karyotyping. Elective termination of the pregnancy revealed a morphologically normal female fetus with true mosaicism but no features of Turner's syndrome.
ISSN:	0197-3851
DOI:	10.1002/pd.1970090610