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Module 10: Fetal Chromosome abnormalities Flashcards

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What is an euploid?

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A normal number of chromosomes- Means good set

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What does aneuploidy means?

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State of having an abnormal number of chromosomes (1 extra or 1 less) means bad set

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What does trisomy means?

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One extra complete or partial chromosome present in the cell (47xy)

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What does triploidy mean?

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A complete extra set of chromosomes resulting in 3 complete chromosome sets per cell (69xxy) (a form of polyploidy)

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What does monosomy - turners syndrome means?

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45xo - missing an x or y from paternal side (sperm)

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What is a karyotype? How is it described?

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  1. Chromosome set of an individual
  2. Described in terms of both the number of structure of chromosomes
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In total there are how many chromosomes?

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46, 23 from either parent

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What is the normal karyotype? for each gender?

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Female - 46 xx
Male 46 xy

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What is an aneuploidy? How can this happen?

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  1. State of having an abnormal number of chromosomes (1 extra or 1 less)
  2. A chromosome pair fails to separate during meiosis
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The meiotic error that causes aneuploidy is called what?

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Non disjunction

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How does Aneuploidy happen? 2

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  1. The sperm or oocyte has 2 copies of a particular chromosome or no copies instead of one copy in haploid state
  2. Once fertilization occurs the zygote either has 45, 47 chromosomes rather than 46
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Approx how many live born infants has a chromosome abnormality?

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1 in 160

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Most common live chromosome abnormality is what? How many are afflicted?

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trisomy 21 (down syndrome) 1 in 800 births

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Most common chromosome abnormality among spontaneous aborted fetuses is what?

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Turners syndrome (45xo)

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Trisomy 18 and 13 are more severe than what?

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Trisomy 21

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Other autosomal trisomies are seen how frequently? And why?

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Rarely due to lethal result and early pregnancy loss

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What increases the risk of having a baby with down syndrome?

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Late maternal age (over 35)

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Is down syndrome lethal?

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NO

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Maternal serum triple or quad screen is what rate for down syndrome?

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60%

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What is the major cause of increased mortality in down syndrome?

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Cardiac abnormalities

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What are some things seen from down syndromes?

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Intellectual disabilities and developmental delays (vary by individual)

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What are some maternal blood test elements? 4

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  1. AFP
  2. EU
  3. hCG
  4. Inhibin - A
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What is AFP used for? What does it stand for? Where is it produced?

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  1. Maternal blood test
  2. Alpha fetoprotein
  3. Produced by fetal liver
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What is EU used for? Where is it produced? What days it stand for?

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  1. Maternal blood test elements
  2. Produced by fetal liver and placenta
  3. unconjugated estriol
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What is hCG used for in testing? What does it stand for? Where is it produced?
1. Maternal blood test element 2. Human chorionic gonadotropin 3. Produced by the placenta
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What is Inhibin- A? Where is it produced?
1. Maternal blood test element 2. hormone produced by the placenta
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What are some triple screen maternal blood test results seen in trisomy 21?
1. MS AFP decreased 2. B hCG increaesd 3. UE decreased
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What are some triple screen maternal blood test results seen on trisomy 18?
1. MSAFP decrease 2. B hCG decrease 3. UE3 Decrease
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Is trisomy 13 predicted with triple screen maternal blood test?
Not predicted with the triple screen
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What is looked for on a triple screen blood test?
1. Alpha fetoprotein 2. Human chorionic gonadotropin 3. Estriol
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What is the results of quad screen maternal test for trisomy 21?
1. MSAFP decrease 2. B hHCG increase 3. UE3 Decrease 4. Inhibin A increase
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What are the results of Trisomy 18 maternal blood test quad screen?
1. MSAFP Decrease 2. B hCG decrease 3. UE3 Decrease 4. Inhibin A no change
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What are some trisomy 21: sonographic appearances? 7
1. Thick nuchal fold 2. Absent or hypoplastic nasal bone 3. Heart defects 4. Mild renal dilation 5. Duodenal artresia 6. Tracheoesophageal fistual (increased AFI) 7. Shortened long bones *thatdms*
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What are some heart defects for trisomy 21? 3
1. AVSD 2. VSD or ASD 3. Echogenic focus in left or right ventricle
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What are mild renal dilation seen in Trisomy 21? What is the size?
1. Pelviectasis also called pyelectosis 2. >5mm
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What are some less specific sonographic appearances in trisomy 21? 7
1. Cystic hygroma 2. Non immune hydrops 3. Clinodactyly 4. Echogenic bowel 5. Omphalocele 6. Mild ventriculomegaly- lateral cerebral ventricles 7. Sandal foot *Some CNC*
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What is the lethality of trisomy 18?
Almost always lethal or very poor prognosis
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What are the stats for survival for trisomy 18?
1. 50% die in 1st two months of life 2. 90% die in 1st year of life
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What are some defects that trisomy 18 portray throughout life?
Profound intellectual disability
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Why is the diagnosis so poor for trisomy 18?
Heart and GI abnormalities
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What is the 2nd most common chromosome abnormality at birth?
Trisomy 18
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What is another name for trisomy 18?
Edwards syndrome
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What is the occurrence rate of trisomy 18?
1 in every 3000 to 5000 births
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What increases Trisomy 18?
LMA
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What does the triple screen markers look like for Trisomy 18?
All markers are low
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What does trisomy 18 look like sonographically? 5
1. Early onset of symmetric IUGR with polyhydramnios 2. Clenched fists and/or clinodactyly 3. Club feet and/or rocker bottom feet 4. CPC's 5. Heart defects (large VSD most common) *Note: if CPC are identified, open hands must be demonstrated* *ccche*
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What are some less specific sonographic appearances to T18? 9
1. Cleft lip and/or palate 2. Omphalocele 3. Diaphragmatic hernia 4. Single umbilical artery 5. **Strawberry shaped head** 6. Radial ray syndrome (absent radius) 7. Micrognathia 8. Cystic hygroma 9. enlarged cisterna magna *some drs. CC*
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Is trisomy 13 lethal?
Lethal or very poor prognosis
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What is another name for trisomy 13?
Patau syndrome
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What is the survivability of trisomy 13 at birth and in the first year?
70% are stillborn, and 85% die in the 1st year
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Survivors of trisomy 13 have what kind of traits?
Profound intellectual disability
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What is the 3rd most common chromosome abnormality seen at birth?
Trisomy 13 or patau syndrome
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What is the occurance rate of trisomy 13?
1 in 5000 to 10,000 births
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What increases the risk of trisomy 13?
Advanced maternal age
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Does triple screen test detect trisomy 13?
no
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What is the midline sonographic defects of trisomy 13? What kind of abnormality is it? What is it fusion of? What are the classifications?
Holoprosencephaly 1. Severe abnormality of the forebrain cleavage (cerebrum or prosencephalon) 2. Fusion of the cerebral hemispheres and thalami 3. 3 classifications (lobar(mild), semilobar, alobar (severe))
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What does Holoprosencephaly lobar look like? 2
1. Fused anterior horns that are off 2. incomplete falx but 3rd ventricle may be seen
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What does holoprosencephaly semi lobar look like? 2
1. Single horseshoe shaped ventricle with brain mantle 2. No 3rd ventricle or falx
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What does holoprosencephaly alobar look like? 3
1. Little or no cortical mantle 2. Single horseshoe shaped ventricle 3. Fused thalami and no 3rd ventricle or falx
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What are some non midline features of Trisomy 13? 7
1. Cleft lip and/or palate 2. Microphthalmia 3. Hypotelorism 4. Cyclopia 5. Absent nose or replaced by proboscis 6. Omphalocele 7. Microcephaly or IUGR *Coma HMC*
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What are some less specific sonographic features of Trisomy 13? 8
1. Polydactyly - extra fingers 2. Clinodactyly 3. Club feet 4. Rocker bottom feet 5. Cystic hygroma 6. Severe heart defects such as hypoplastic left heart or VSD 7. Polycystic kidneys (echogenic kidneys) 8. Enlarged cisterna magna *C spec CPR*
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Where can the extra set of triploidy come from
Extra set can come from either parent 1. 60% fertilized with 2 sperm 2. 40% fertilization of diploid (46 chromosomes) egg
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What is the lethality and occurrence rate of Triploidy?
Rare Rate and usually lethal
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What are some markers on the triple/ quad screen that would indicate triploidy?
hCG marketed high (8x normal)
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What might happen with triploidy? (In terms of pregnancy)
Partial molar pregnancy
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Is triploidy associated with maternal age?
No
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What is the karyotype for triploidy?
69xxy, 69 xyy, 69xxx
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What is the sonographic appearance of triploidy? What happens when mother contributes extra chromosomes? What happens early on in the pregnancy?
1. Large placenta with cysts 2. Thin placenta when mother contributes the extra chromosomes 3. Severe early asymmetric IUGR and oligohydramnios
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What is a partial mole? How are they formed?
1. Large placenta with cysts 2. One when fertilized with two sperm (paternal)
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What are some general sonographic appearances of triploidy 11
1. Holoprosencephaly 2. Agenesis of the corpus callosum 3. Meningomyelocele 4. Arnold Chiari malformation 5. Ventriculomegaly 6. Heart defects 7. Facial clefts 8. Syndactyly 9. Club feet 10. Cystic hygroma 11. Omphalocele *Ham as focc vh*
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What is turners syndrome 45xo? What are the gender of the babies? What is the fertility like for these children?
1. When one of the sex chromosomes are missing 2. All are female 3. The children are all sterile - missing ovaries
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Does maternal age affect the occurrence rate of turners syndrome?
Nope
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What is the most common chromosome abnormality in spontaneous abortions? What is the occurrence rate for therapeutic aboriton
1. turners syndrome 45xo 2. 95% undergo therapeutic abortion
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Is there any life threatening anomalies to Turner's?
Few and normal intellect
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What are some sonographic appearances of turners syndrome? 4
1. Cystic hygroma 2. Hydrops 3. Heart defects 4. Renal abnormalities *CHHR*
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What cystic hygromas seen in turners syndrome look like? 2
1. Septated cystic collections within the fluid at the back of the neck 2. Web neck
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What are some heart defects seen in turners syndrome?
Coarctation of the aorta
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What are the renal abnormalities of Turners? 3
1. Agenesis 2. Horseshoe kidney 3. Pelvic kidney
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What is this an image of?
Duodenal atresia
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What does this image demonstrate?
Bilateral EIF (echogenic intracardiac focus)
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What do these images represent?
The thickened nuchal fold of trisomy 21
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What do these images represent?
Hydrops: a condition in which large amounts of fluid build up in a baby's tissues and organs, causing extensive swelling (edema)
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What do these images represent?
Clinodactyly: your child has a finger that curves to one side. It usually affects the little (pinky) finger but can affect other fingers as well.
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What do these images represent?
1. Sandal gap: A widely spaced gap between the first toe (the great toe) and the second toe 2. Cystic hygroma: a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck area of an infant
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What does this image demonstrate?
All the common sonographic appearances with T21
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What is the significance of these images?
The open and clenched fists are a common sign of trisomy 18
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What do these images represent?
Club feet + rocker bottom
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What does these images represent?
Strawberry headshape
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What does this image demonstrate?
All the common sonographic features of T18
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What does this image demonstrate?
Holoprosencephaly in degree of severity
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What does this image represent?
Lobar Holoprosencephaly
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What do these images represent?
Holoprosencephaly + cleft lip
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What does this image demonstrate?
Proboscis and cyclopia (note the nose on the forehead)
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What does this image demonstrate?
Trisomy 13 common sonographic features
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What does this image represent?
Symmetrical IUGR and and normal fetus
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What does this image represent?
Cystic hygroma

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