Abstract:
Objective To investigate the value of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in the prenatal diagnosis of sex chromosome mosaicism.
Methods The results of FISH (13, 18, 21, X, Y chromosome-specific probe hybridization) and karyotyping in 1439 cases who underwent amniocentesis in the first medical center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from 2017 to 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Furthermore some cases were analyzed by ultrasound and chromosomal gene chip technology.
Results FISH identified abnormalities in chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y in 98 cases. Karyotype results were completely consistent with FISH in 90 cases. Mosaic were detected in 8 cases, including one autosome mosaic and 7 sex chromosomes mosaic; These results were inconsistent in 3 cases when compared to karyotyping; the FISH results were XO/XY/XYY, XO/XX, XO/XY, while chromosome karyotyping results were (45, X9/46, X, dic(Y)(P11)11), (45, X40/46, X, +mar), (45, XO), respectively.
Conclusion FISH can quickly detect fetal chromosome number abnormalities, provide evidences for the diagnosis of sex chromosome mosaicism, which is of important clinical application value.