Abstract

The article describes a case of the prenatal diagnosis of Lejeune syndrome in 19 weeks 6 days of gestation. The following sonographic findings were identified: broad bridge, snub nose, hypoplasia of nasal bones and mandible, hypoplasia of the cavity of pellucid septum, ventriculomegaly. The patient was given 46,XX,del(5)(P12)[18] prenatal karyotyping. The family was consulted by the Regional Prenatal Board. The pregnancy was terminated by the family decision. The phenotype characteristics and congenital malformations discovered with the prenatal diagnosis were being then confirmed in the postmortem examination.

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