False-positive prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 18 by interphase FISH: hybridization of chromosome 18 alpha-satellite DNA probe (D18Z1) to the heterochromatic region of chromosome 9

Prenat Diagn. 2007 Nov;27(11):1064-6. doi: 10.1002/pd.1819.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18* / genetics
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9*
  • DNA Probes / analysis
  • DNA, Satellite / analysis*
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Female
  • Heterochromatin / chemistry
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence*
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*
  • Translocation, Genetic
  • Trisomy / diagnosis*
  • Trisomy / genetics

Substances

  • DNA Probes
  • DNA, Satellite
  • Heterochromatin