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    Eur J Med Genet. 2005 Apr-Jun;48(2):199-206. Epub 2005 Feb 12.

    Prenatal diagnosis of ring chromosome 6 in a fetus with cerebellar hypoplasia and partial agenesis of corpus callosum: case report and review of the literature.

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    Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale-Barre Nord-Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU Lille, 59037 Lille cedex, France. j-andrieux@chru-lille.fr

    Abstract

    Ring chromosome 6 (RC6) is a rare constitutional abnormality, with variable material loss, leading to a variable clinical phenotype: minimal physical anomalies and mild psychomotor retardation to severe physical and mental defects. Among the 22 published cases, only five have been prenatally detected. We describe here a RC6 prenatally diagnosed. Ultrasound follow-up showed growth retardation and cerebellar hypoplasia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed this, but showed a partial corpus callosum agenesis, leading to amniocentesis and revealing the chromosomal abnormality. Imaging features were correlated with autopsy findings.

    PMID:
    16053913
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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