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Re: 1st Pregnancy Down Syndome & 2nd Pregnancy Trisomy 16 miscarriage

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:58:03 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, Kelly wrote: >
>My first pregnancy resulted in a beautiful little girl with Down
>Syndrome (trisomy 21). I have recently had a miscarriage for which the
>results were determine it was due to Trisomy 16. My husband and I went
>for genetic counselling after our daughter was born, but the clinicians
>felt that it was highly unlikely that our daughter's Down Syndrome was
>due to genetics and therefore, we have not received any testing. My
>question is could these 2 scenarios be related and should we now undergo
>testing for translocation?

Kelly, I doubt that the two are related, with the exception of the possibility of advanced maternal age if you are 35 or older. Trisomy 16 is one of the most common karyotypes noted in miscarried pregnancies. It certainly wouldn't hurt to give your genetic counselor a call however... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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