Prenatal chromosome analysis of amniotic cells at 18 weeks of gestation showed a male fetus to carry a large 15p+ derivative chromosome inherited from his mother. Extra genetic material on the short arm of chromosome IS was silver-negative with Ag-NOR (nucleolus organizer regions) stain, but stained darkly with C-banding method like the distal heterochromatic segment of the Y long arm. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using two DNA probes (DYZ1 and D15Zl) showed a red fluorescent signal on 15p+ In addition to a green chromosome 15 centromere signal, confirming 15p to be from the distal Yq heterochromatin.
Arm ; Centromere ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 ; DNA Probes ; Fetus ; Fluorescence ; Heterochromatin ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization ; Male ; Mothers ; Pregnancy

The deletion 9p syndrome is a well characterized syndrome with about one hundred cases having been reported. Most patients have dysmorphic facial features, cardiac anomalies, and mental retardation. We report on a female infant with micrognathia, corneal opacity, cleft palace, cardiac anomaly, left polycystic kidney, and deletion 9p. Chromosome analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) showed her to have a derived chromosome 9 inherited from a maternal t(9;16) (p22;p13.2) by adjacent I segregation There are few reports of this particular chromosome rearrangement. We review deletion Sp syndrome.
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 ; Corneal Opacity ; Female ; Fluorescence ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization ; Infant ; Intellectual Disability ; Polycystic Kidney Diseases

Partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 5 distal to 5q33 is rare. Only 16 cases have so far been reported. We report on a three-year-old boy with microcephaly, growth and developmental delay, mild mental retardation, and facial dysmorphism caused by partial 5q trisomy and partial 7p monosomy. The patient has an apparently unbalanced translocation resulting from a rearrangement between chromosomes 5 and 7 (46,XY,der (7)t (5;7) (q33;p22)de novo). Fluorescence in situ hybridization with chromosome 5 and 7 painting probes and a cri-du-chat critical region probe confirmed this chromosome rearrangement. Most cases of partial trisomy 5q33-q35 described to date are due to the unbalanced transmission of a familial translocation. To the best of our knowledge, there are no previous reports of de novo unbalanced translocations of these two chromosome abnormalities together with similar breakpoints.
Arm ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Chromosome Deletion* ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 ; Fluorescence ; Growth and Development ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization ; Intellectual Disability ; Male ; Microcephaly ; Monosomy ; Paint ; Paintings ; Trisomy*

Abnormal offsprings from balanced translocation carriers usually inherit only one of the translocated products and are therefore partially trisomic for one chromosome and partially monosomic for another. Partial trisomy 1q usually demonstrates fetal growth restriction and anomalies of head, face, urogenital tract, heart, finger and toes with a wide range of characteristics and severities. It has been reported in a few individuals in the world and this is the first report of partial trisomy 1q in Korea. We present the case of recurrent partial trisomy 1q in maternal balanced translocation which was prenatally diagnosed by amniocentesis with fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH) based on abnormal ultrasonographic findings and poor obstetric history.
Amniocentesis ; Fetal Development ; Fingers ; Fluorescence ; Head ; Heart ; Korea ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; Toes ; Trisomy*

Pallister-Killian syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, coarse face, profound mental retardation, and epilepsy. Chromosomes of peripheral lymphocytes are usually normal, however, tissue cultures show varying degree of mosaicism for an extra metacentric chromosome i(12)(p10). We report on a two-year-old boy with Pallister-Killian syndrome confirmed by FISH in cultured skin fibroblasts. The patient had myoclonic seizures beginning at 2 months and was delayed in physical and speech development. Craniofacial manifestations include sparsity of scalp hair, hypertelorism, sparse eyebrows, flat nasal bridge, and large ears. Cytogenetic analysis of peripheral lymphocytes done at another hospital was reported to be normal. Studies of his skin fibroblasts showed an extra small metacentric i(12p) chromosome in 100% of metaphases. FISH using of whole chromosome painting probe for chromosome 12 confirmed that the supernumerary chromosome was an isochromosome 12p.
Chromosome Painting ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 ; Cytogenetic Analysis ; Ear ; Epilepsy ; Eyebrows ; Fibroblasts* ; Hair ; Humans ; Hypertelorism ; Intellectual Disability ; Isochromosomes ; Lymphocytes ; Male ; Metaphase ; Mosaicism ; Scalp ; Seizures ; Skin*

Reports of male infertility associated with autosomal translocations are rare. Cases involving translocations between chromosomes 1 and 21 are even rarer. We describe an azoospermic male with a reciprocal translocation t(1;21)(q11;p13). The patient, a 31-year-old man with normal intelligence and phenotype, sought medical attention for evaluation of infertility. He had no history of familial infertility or congenital anomalies. Sperm counts on three occasions all revealed azoospermia. The cytogenetic analysis of blood showed a reciprocal translocation between the long arm of chromosome 1 and the short arm of chromosome 21 in all of the cells examined. We believe that the case presented here is the first reported male infertility with t(1;21) at these particular breakpoints.
Adult ; Arm ; Azoospermia ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21 ; Cytogenetic Analysis ; Humans ; Infertility ; Infertility, Male* ; Intelligence ; Male ; Male* ; Phenotype ; Sperm Count

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common malignant soft tissue tumor in children. In adults, however, it is extremely rare, with only a few cases observed. We describe a case of an adolescent who presented with hematologic findings compatible with acute leukemia. A 35-year-old woman was transferred to the Dong-A University Hospital for further evaluation of thrombocytopenia, anemia, and ovarian mass lesions. The peripheral blood film showed a leukoerythroblastic picture with circulating blasts. The bone marrow was markedly hypercellular and 85.6 % of all nucleated cells were atypical tumor cells. Immunophenotyping with both myeloid and lymphoid markers was all negative. With cytogenetic analysis of bone marrow 8 of 11 metaphases were characterized by a translocation t(2;13)(q35;q14), strongly indicated a diagnosis of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using whole chromosome paints for chromosomes 2 and 13 confirmed the cytogenetic diagnosis.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Anemia ; Bone Marrow* ; Child ; Cytogenetic Analysis ; Cytogenetics* ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Fluorescence ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; In Situ Hybridization ; Leukemia* ; Metaphase ; Paint ; Rhabdomyosarcoma* ; Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar ; Thrombocytopenia

Numerical and structural chromosomal abnormalities are common in hematological malignancies. Near-triploidy (58-80 chromosomes) is a numerical abnormality observed in 3% of adult cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Near-triploidy is rare in myeloid lineage hematologic malignancies and compared to near-triploidy in lymphoid malignancies, near-triploidy in myeloid malignancies is associated with poor outcomes. Few studies on near-triploidy in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) have been reported, and the clinicopathologic significance of this condition is still unclear. Here, we report a novel case of MDS with near-triploidy and multiple structural chromosomal abnormalities: del(5q) combined with del(1p) and del(13q). These abnormalities were detected by cytogenetic analysis with array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). Our results suggest that array CGH can be a useful tool for detecting chromosomal abnormalities in patients with MDS.
Aged ; Bone Marrow Cells/pathology ; *Chromosome Deletion ; Comparative Genomic Hybridization ; Humans ; Karyotyping ; Male ; Myelodysplastic Syndromes/*genetics ; Triploidy

Patients with ALL rarely present with t(12;17)(p13;q21) as the primary clonal abnormality; this abnormality is associated with the expression of myeloid antigens. In this study, we have reported presumably the first case of this chromosomal abnormality in Korea, thereby facilitating the delineation of a distinct subtype of ALL. A 57-yr-old woman was referred to our hospital because of pancytopenia. Peripheral blood examination showed 55% blasts. The bone marrow was markedly hypercellular, and about 82.4% of all nucleated cells were blasts. The results of immunophenotyping and cytochemical staining suggested early precursor B-ALL. Cytogenetic analysis of the bone marrow cells showed a complex karyotype, including a reciprocal translocation between the short arm of chromosome 12 and the long arm of chromosome 17, t(12;17)(p13;q21). Data from array comparative genomic hybridization were almost consistent with the cytogenetic findings.
Bone Marrow/pathology ; *Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12 ; *Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17 ; Cytogenetic Analysis ; Female ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; Karyotyping ; Middle Aged ; Pancytopenia/complications ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/complications/*genetics/pathology ; *Translocation, Genetic

Though data on the recurrent risk after the birth of one fetus or infant with trisomy 18 is sparse, it has been presumed that the recurrence risk would be lower than the 1% for full trisomy 21 syndrome cases. We report a rare recurrent trisomy 18 found in amniocentesis in a family in which both parents had normal blood karyotype. Molecular analysis was undertaken in the second episode of trisomy 18 and a maternal meiosis II nondisjunction error was diagnosed.
Amniocentesis ; Down Syndrome ; Fetus ; Humans ; Infant ; Karyotype ; Meiosis ; Parents ; Parturition ; Prenatal Diagnosis* ; Recurrence ; Trisomy*