Publication Date:
1983-08-12
Description:
Placental and fetal tissues from 46 human pregnancies were cultured and cytogenetically analyzed in an attempt to document the existence of chromosomal mosaicism confined strictly to tissues of extraembryonic origin. In two gestations in which chromosomal mosaicism was found, it was expressed exclusively in placental chorionic cells and was not detected in cells derived from the embryo proper. This demonstration of confined chorionic mosaicism may have implications for the understanding of the fetoplacental unit and for prenatal diagnosis.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Kalousek, D K -- Dill, F J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1983 Aug 12;221(4611):665-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6867735" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Amnion/physiology
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Chorion/physiology
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Chromosomes, Human
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Female
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Fetal Blood/physiology
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Fetal Growth Retardation/genetics
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Fetus/physiology
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Humans
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Male
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*Mosaicism
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Placenta/*physiology
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Pregnancy
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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