Abnormals Flashcards
What’s the incidence of aneuploidy in stillbirths
4%
+13, +18, +21
What’s the incidence of aneuploidy in livebirths
0.3%
+13, +21, +18, XXX, XXY, XYY
What’s the incidence of aneuploidy in spontaneous abortions
35%
XO, +16, +21, +22
What’s Polyhydromnios a symptom of
Maternal diabetes.
Impeded fetal swallowing.
Neural tubes defects. Severe abns of CNS. BWS.
Detailed ultra sound required
What’s oligohydromnios a symptom of
Premature membrane rupture.
Urinary tract abns. Renal agenesis (lack of fetal urine).
Cause deformities of the foetus: amniotic bands, IUGR, pulmonary hypoplasia.
Why carry out an AF/CVS
Manages remaining weeks of pregnancy.
Determine outcome of pregnancy.
Plan for problems that might occur as a neonate.
Decide whether to continue with pregnancy.
Diagnose conditions that could affect future pregnancies.
What’s the maternal age risk figure for T21 for a 30yr old
1/890
What’s the maternal age risk figure for T21 for a 35yr old
1/355
What’s the maternal age risk figure for T21 for a 37yr old
1/220
What’s the maternal age risk figure for T21 for a 40yr old
1/90
What chromosomal abnormalities of seen in 1st trimester spontaneous pregnancy losses
50%: Trisomies (3rd are trisomy 16).
25%: 45,X.
18%: triploid.
Tetraploid are seen
10%: mosaic
What chromosomal abnormalities of seen in 2nd trimester spontaneous pregnancy losses
40% Trisomies (majority T13 (13%), T18 (23%), T21 (63%))
20% 45,X.
10% triploid.
What chromosomal abnormalities of seen in 3rd trimester spontaneous pregnancy losses
Over 50% : Trisomies (50%: T18. Only 13 (17%),18, 21(32%) seen).
Less than 5%: 45,X.
15% other sex chromosome abnormalities.
20% structural abnormalities.
15%: mosaic.
What chromosomal abnormalities of seen in livebirths
1/3: other sex chromosome abnormal.
1/3: structural.
1/3: trisomy (80-90%: T21)
What percentage of T16 conceptuses are lost
100% lethal
What percentage of T21 conceptuses are lost
80%
What percentage of T13, 18 conceptuses are lost
90%
What percentage of Triploid and tetraploid conceptuses are lost
Almost 100%
What percentage of 45,X conceptuses are lost
95-99%
What percentage of Unbalanced structural conceptuses are lost
Up to 95%: depends on imbalance
What’s the pregnancy loss rate with a normal karyotype
8%
What’s the loss rate of a 1st trimester pregnancy and what percentage of the losses are chromosomally abnormal
20% loss
50% abn
What’s the loss rate of a 2nd trimester pregnancy and what percentage of the losses are chromosomally abnormal
2-5% loss
20% abn
What’s the loss rate of a 3rd trimester pregnancy and what percentage of the losses are chromosomally abnormal
Less than 1% loss
5% abn
Describe level 1 mosaicism
A single abnormal cell -? Cultural artefact
Occurs in 2.5-7% AF
Describe level 2 mosaicism
2 or more cells with the same abnormality I a single culture or colony (some instances: multiple colonies from 1 culture)
Pseudomosaicism
Occurs in 0.7-1.1% AF
Describe level 3 mosaicism
2 or more cells/colonies with the same abnormality distributed over 2 or more independent cultures.
?true mosaicism
0.2% AF
Describe a basic work up
In situ: all single cell abnormalities
Work up: examination of at least 15 colonies from 2 separate cultures.
Suspension: a single cell with: 45,X, unbalanced rearr, balanced rearr, break at the centromere with loss of 1 arm.
Work up: 20 cells over 2 separate cultures.
Describe a moderate work up
1) extra sex chromosome (SC, MC, SCo,MCo).
2) 45,X (MC, SCo,MCo).
3) monosomy (MC, SCo,MCo).
4) marker (SC, SCo).
5) balanced structural rearr (MC, MCo).
6) unbalanced structural rearr (SCo).
7) Trisomies: 1,3,4,6,7,10,11,17,19 (SC, MC, SCo,MCo)
Work up: in situ: 12 colonies (2 further separate cultures).
Suspension: 20 cells (1 additional culture).
Describe the extensive work up
1) trisomy: 2,5,8,9,12,13,14,15,16,18,20,21,22 (SC, MC, SCo,MCo).
2) unbalanced structural rearr (MC, MCo).
3) marker (MC, MCo).
Work up: in situ: 24 colonies (at least 2 further cultures).
Suspension: 40 cells (2 independent cultures)
What percentage of cvs show mosaicism at diagnosis
2% (common)
True mosaicism: 10%
CPM (trisomic placenta, normal foetus) : 90%
Discuss T20 mosaicism in prenatals
7% abn outcomes.
Correlation between abn% and outcome:
Over 50%: 20% Rick of abn.
Less then 50%: less risk of abn outcome.
Cells may exist in kidney/ urinary tract but rarely seen in blood