[t(Y; 15) translocation in a fertile male, detected at the time of amniocentesis]

M F Berthéas; D Germain; B Lauras; R Gaja; G Blache; J Fraisse; C P Brizard

[t(Y; 15) translocation in a fertile male, detected at the time of amniocentesis]

J Genet Hum. 1988 Jan;36(1-2):63-7.

[Article in French]

Authors

M F Berthéas¹, D Germain, B Lauras, R Gaja, G Blache, J Fraisse, C P Brizard

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de cytogénétique et service de génétique médicale, CHU, Saint-Etienne.

PMID: 3379380

Abstract

Cytogenetic studies on a phenotypically normal fertile male revealed an unbalanced Y; 15 translocation. His wife referred for a prenatal diagnosis because of maternal age. The foetus was male and carried the same translocation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amniocentesis
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15*
Female
Genetic Carrier Screening
Humans
Karyotyping
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Chromosome Aberrations / genetics*
Translocation, Genetic*
Y Chromosome*