Clinical utility of skin karyotype

ABSTRACTWe report the case of a patient with Patau syndrome, diagnosed by skin karyotype, emphasizing the applications and importance of this test. The pregnancy morphology ultrasound showed face defects and of central nervous system and heart chambers asymmetry. In the postnatal evaluation it was i...

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Main Authors: Luiza E. Dorfman, Agnes F. R. P. Silva, Giorgio A. Paskulin, Rafael F. M. Rosa, Paulo R. G. Zen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2015-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442015000400229&lng=en&tlng=en