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P.D. Ribeiro

Publications of : P.D. Ribeiro
Human Genetics   Case Reports

Down-Klinefelter syndrome (48,XXY,+21) in a neonate associated with congenital heart disease

Double aneuploidy is considered a rare phenomenon. Herein, we describe a case of double aneuploidy 48,XXY,+21 in a neonate with congenital heart defects. The 28-day-old neonate male (23-year-old mother and 24-year-old father) was admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit owing to congenital heart disease. Echocardiography showed a complete atrioventricular septal d.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(3): gmr16039780

DOI: 10.4238/gmr16039780

Human Genetics   Research Article

Low-level trisomy 14 mosaicism in a male newborn with ectrodactyly

    M.A. Rodrigues, L.F. Morgade, L.F.A. Dias, R.V. Moreira, P.D. Maia, A.F.H. Sales and P.D. Ribeiro

Complete trisomy 14 mosaicism is a rare chromosome disorder and was first reported in 1970. We describe a case of a male neonate who presented complete trisomy 14 mosaicism in only 4% of the cells from peripheral blood. A nineteen-day-old male neonate was born as result of the second pregnancy. The infant was delivered by cesarean section due to gestational hyperten.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 15(4): gmr15049275

DOI: 10.4238/gmr15049275