Table 4

Unbalanced abnormalities confirmed or not confirmed by HR-CGH analysis

Case No Clinical information Initial karyotye CGH analysis Comments
Larger structural and numerical abnormalities confirmed by CGH
33Dysmorphic with malformations47,XX,+der(22)t(11;22)enh (11q23→qter)
(q23;q11.2)
34Turner syndrome?45,X/46,X,-X,+der(X)dim(Xpter→qter)The ratio from Xp11.4→pter was more reduced than the rest of the X chromosome
t(X;X)(p11.4;q12)dim(Xp11.4→pter)
35Prenatal diagnosis46,XX,-4,+der(4)t(4;8)dim(4p15.3→pter)
(p15.3;p22)patenh(8p22→pter)
36Prenatal diagnosis46,XY,der(6)t(5;6)dim(5q34→qter)
(q34;q27)mat
37Severely growth retarded46,XY,del(11)dim(11q14.2q23.3)
(q14.2;q23.3)
38Prenatal diagnosis46,XY,der(7)ins(13;7)dim(7q32→qter)
(q32;q32q34)mat
39Microcephaly46,XX/46,X,i(X)(q10)dim(Xp10→pter)
enh(Xq10→qter)
40Prenatal diagnosis47,XY,+mar matNormalMarker assumed to be inactive
41Mental retardation47,XY,+mar.ish+NormalMarker assumed to be inactive
idic(15)(q11)
42Prenatal diagnosis45,X/46,X+mar.nucdim(Xpter→qter)Retrospectively, 20% mosaicism of an i(Yp) was found on G banding
ishYp(probe x2)enh(Yp10→pter)
43Prenatal diagnosis46,XY,9qh+matNormalThe light stained 9qh region was divided by a dark band like a G band
44Phenotypic male46,XX46,XX
Cryptic abnormalities confirmed by CGH
45Prenatal diagnosis46,XX,-18,+der(18)enh(11q25q25)This cryptic translocation was incidentally detected by interphase FISH28
t(11;18)(q25;q23)patdim(18q23q23)
46Mentally retarded46,XX,-11,+der(11)dim(11q25q25)–-
t(11;18)(q25;q23)matenh(18q23q23)
47Angelman syndrome46,XX.ish del(15)dim(15q11q13)
(q11q13)
48Prader-Willi syndrome46,XX.ish del(15)dim(15q11q13)
(q11q13)
Cryptic abnormalities failed to be detected by CGH
49DiGeorge syndrome46,XY.ish del(22)Normal
(q11.2q11.2)
50Williams syndrome46,XX.ish del(7)Normal
(q11.23q11.23)
51DiGeorge syndrome46,XY.ish del(22)Normal
(q11.2q11.2)
  • Rev ish: reverse in situ hybridisation. Dim: diminished fluorescence ratio intensity ≈ deletion. Enh: enhanced fluorescence ratio intensity ≈ duplication.