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The Principles of Clinical Cytogenetics - Extra Materials - Springer

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<strong>Cytogenetics</strong> <strong>of</strong> Spontaneous Abortion 335<br />

Fig. 3. Paternal triploid, 69,XXY karyotype. Patient presented with markedly elevated β-hCG at 16 weeks.<br />

Note the very large placenta in relation to the size <strong>of</strong> the fetus.<br />

Fig. 4. Maternal triploid. Note the very small placenta in relation to fetal size, and fetus with micrognathia,<br />

syndactyly, and disproportionately large cranium in relation to body.<br />

might explain the preponderance <strong>of</strong> 46,XX karyotypes, whereas fertilization by a diploid sperm could<br />

result in either a 46,XY or a 46,XX karyotype. <strong>The</strong> 46,YY karyotype appears to be nonviable (55).<br />

Hydatidiform moles pose a risk <strong>of</strong> undergoing malignant transformation, becoming choriocarcinomas.<br />

Because <strong>of</strong> this, the diagnosis is critical for patient management. <strong>The</strong> triploid conceptus does not<br />

appear to have the same malignant potential (58,59). <strong>The</strong> mechanism for malignant transformation in<br />

the complete mole appears to be relaxation <strong>of</strong> imprinting with expression <strong>of</strong> genes that would normally

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