De novo Balanced Robertsonian Translocation rob (22; 22)(q10; q10) in a Woman with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Rare Case

Authors
Nawras Alhalabi, Walid Al-Achkar, Abdulsamad Wafa, Mazen Kenj, Marwan Alhalabi
Publication date
2018/1
Journal
Journal of reproduction & infertility
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
61
Publisher
Avicenna Research Institute
Description
Background:
Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), one of the most common complications of pregnancy, is responsible for significant emotional distress to the couple desiring to conceive. In almost 50% of the cases, the etiology remains unknown. The frequency of chromosomal structural rearrangements associated with a history of RPL in couples varies between 2% to 8%. Robertsonian translocations (ROBs) have an estimated incidence rate of 1/1000 births, making this type of rearrangement the most common structural chromosomal abnormalities seen in the general population. According to the literature, there are few RPL cases with rob (22; 22).
Case Presentation:
This case is a Syrian female offered to the Orient Hospital (Damascus, Syria), having RPL in the first trimester, no fetal malformations, and/or no neonatal death. She had a balanced chromosomal translocation involved the both short arms of chromosome …
Scholar articles
N Alhalabi, W Al-Achkar, A Wafa, M Kenj, M Alhalabi - Journal of reproduction & infertility, 2018
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