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Prenatal Diagnosis of Radial Ray Defect Associated with Fanconi Anemia: a Case Report

Publication Type : Case Reports

Publisher : Springer

Source : Journal of Fetal Medicine

Url : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40556-021-00295-6

Campus : Faridabad

School : School of Medicine

Year : 2021

Abstract : Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disorder with multisystem involvement. Confirmatory genetic testing is possible by diagnostic clues on examination of the proband within the differential diagnosis. We describe a fetus with radial ray defect in a primigravida. Cytogenetic testing for breakages confirmed Fanconi anemia as the etiology. Molecular testing by next generation sequencing did not reveal a point change in any of the twenty-one genes known to be associated with FA. A confirmed fetal autopsy phenotype and the cytogenetic report allowed for the identification of a homozygous deletion of exon 4–6 in the FANCC gene on re-analysis of the molecular dataset. This case exemplifies the utility of a step wise approach to the diagnosis of prenatally diagnosed radial ray defects and the importance of genetic counseling and prenatal testing.

Cite this Research Publication : Bhatt RK , Dwivedi A , Dua RP, Singh LB, Kulshrestha S .Prenatal diagnosis of radial ray defect associated with Fanconi anemia: A case report Journal of Fetal Medicine, 2021.

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