Because advanced maternal age is associated with an increased risk of fetal chromosome abnormalities, the ages of the women in the two groups were evaluated. Age data were available for only ...

Chromosome abnormality is the condition in a cell or organism where the number of chromosomes or the structure of any chromosome differs from the normal karyotype. When the variant genotype is not ...

7 It therefore appeared reasonable to investigate systematically the chromosomes in a group of patients to determine if any abnormalities could be found in this condition. Constitutional aplastic ...

[44] Combining a limited karyotype with the more objective microarray data will allow for a clearer interpretation for any disease-causing chromosome abnormalities, if any, in the fetus undergoing ...

What are chromosomal abnormalities? Learn how and why they can result in miscarriage or chromosomal disorders. Finding out you're pregnant should be an exciting time, but it can also be stressful.

Now that certain human disorders have been linked with chromosome abnormalities, it is desirable to examine large numbers of cells for such abnormalities. A computer regime has been devised for ...

Microarray analysis identifies more chromosome abnormalities than traditional karyotyping in prenatal testing. Microarrays will also identify findings of unclear clinical significance that should ...

On the rare occasion that errors do occur, cells with abnormal chromosome numbers are rapidly cleared. But cancer is different. Tumor cells are remarkably tolerant of chromosomal abnormalities, and ...