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Re: unexplained test results

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:02:08 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Mardi wrote: >
>I am a 28 year old with history of repeated mis carriages, my husband
>and I recently gave blood to test for chromosomal abnormalites, the test
>came back today and I was told we were ok but in my husband they found
>some micro delesions (not sure of the pronunciation) I was told this
>over the phone, he then told me we would have to see a genetics doctor
>as this was out of his field ( hes an ivf specialist) I was wondering if
>you have any idea what there talking about and what exactly this means
>for us and what chances are left for us to have a family,I have no
>children as yet. In the middle of the mis carriages I had a son who was
>still birth at 38 weeks due to a knot in the cord.

I suspect that he has micro deletions, meaning that small parts of one or more of his chromosomes are missing. The implications of this are highly variable, and only a medical geneticist can tell you what his particular deletions mean.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.




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