Nondisjunction studies in trisomy 13

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994 · American Journal of Human Genetics

OSTI ID:133657

Bugge, M; Petersen, M B; Hallberg, A

The origin of nondisjunction in trisomy 13 has previously been studied using cytogenetic heteromorphisms and RFLP markers, but it was not possible to determine the origin of the additional chromosome in all cases. We have investigated the parental origin of the additional chromosome in 18 cases of trisomy 13 using the following microsatellites: D13S175, D13S171, D13S155, D13S156, D13S154, D13S173, FLT1, D13S118, D13S120 and D13S71. The 18 cases were 5 prenatal, 12 liveborn and 1 stillborn. The karyotypes were 9 of 47,XX+13, 8 of 47,XY+13 and one of 46,XX,-14+t(13;14). The mean maternal age was 32 years and the mean paternal age was 35 years. In 16 of 18 cases the additional chromosome was of maternal origin. In two cases the markers studied so far were not informative. The addition of more DNA markers will enable the detection of the origin of nondisjunction in all cases and the study of altered recombination associated with nondisjunction, as previously described in trisomy 21 and 47,XXY.

• OSTI ID: 133657
• Report Number(s): CONF-941009--
• Journal Information: American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Human Genetics Journal Issue: Suppl.3 Vol. 55; ISSN AJHGAG; ISSN 0002-9297
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
BIOLOGICAL MARKERS
CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS
DETECTION
GENE RECOMBINATION
GENETICS
HEREDITARY DISEASES
HUMAN CHROMOSOME 13
HUMAN CHROMOSOME 14
INFANTS
KARYOTYPE
NON-DISJUNCTION