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M T Darnaude

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Balanced reciprocal translocation (X;20) limited to Wilms' tumor in a Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome.

A girl aged 4 years 3 months with sporadic unilateral Wilms' tumor associated with Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome, but without aniridia, was found to have a t(X;20) in the tumor cells. Karyotypes of peripheral blood of the patient and her parents were normal. This translocation was confined to the tumor and not been previously reported either in nephroblastoma or any other neoplastic processes. Although there is no microscopic deletion on chromosome 11 and catalase activity was not decreased, we cannot rule out the possibility of a point mutation or a submicroscopic deletion.

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

Trisomy 20p from maternal translocation and anencephaly. Case report and genetic review.

This paper concerns the case of an anencephalus male fetus with partial trisomy 20p product of a maternal translocation 46,XX, t(15;20) (p11.2;p12), ascertained by prenatal diagnosis. A cytogenetic review of previous cases is presented. Several hypotheses are discussed in order to explain the recurrent abortions of the mother and the aetiology of anencephaly in this last pregnancy.

Abortion, Habitual

The 18p- syndrome. Report of five cases.

Five children, three males and two females were found to have a short arm deletion of chromosome 18. Four of them display some of the typical features of this syndrome: microcephaly, round face, hypertelorism, broad-based nose, "carp-mouth", microrethrognathia, pterygium colli, dysplastic and low set ears, clinodactily, failure to grow, muscular hypotony and mental retardation. Different hypotheses are discussed in order to explain the variable phenotypical expression of the 18 p-syndrome.

Abnormalities, Multiple

[Partial trisomy 18q].

Authors present a new case with partial trisomy for long arms of chromosome 18(q12-qter) resulting from a balanced translocation t(4;18) on her mother. Comparing clinical features of our patient with that of other reported cases with the same trisomic segment, we can deduce that most important characteristics on this syndrome are: psychomotor and grow retardation, congenital heart disease, dolicocephaly, low set and malformed ears, micrognathia, short neck with redundant skin and a longer survival than in total trisomy 18.

Chromosome Banding