Non-mosaic Tetrasomy Yp by Complex Isodicentric Rearrangement of the Y Chromosome: Prenatal Diagnosis with Cordocentesis in a Fetus with Abnormal Obstetric Ultrasound

Tetrasomy Y is a very rare event, especially when it is present in a complete form. It is determined by complex rearrangement of the Y chromosome. Clinical features include psychomotor delay, skeletal abnormalities and facial dysmorphism. We report on a case of prenatal diagnosis of non-mosaic tetrasomy Yp, performed by karyotype and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on fetal blood. These analyses showed the presence of two isodicentric Y, with two copies of SRY and one copy of DXZ1 (XCEN) in each one. Karyotype was characterized as 47; X, Isodicentric (Y) (pterq12::q12pter) x2 (SRYx4). Cytogenetic studies were performed after detection of abnormal prenatal ultrasound, showing severe intrauterine growth restriction (symmetric IUGR), hydropic placenta, mild cerebellar hypoplasia, microretrognathia, hyperechogenic bowel with slight distension, dilation of recto-sigmoid tract, ambiguous genitalia, clinodactyly of the right fifth finger, suspected polydactyly. It was not possible to make a clear genotypephenotype correlation because a pregnancy interruption was performed. Page 2 of 3 Citation: Lauricella SA, Busè M, Consiglio VT, Cuttaia HC, Cigna V, et al. (2015) Non-mosaic Tetrasomy Yp by Complex Isodicentric Rearrangement of the Y Chromosome: Prenatal Diagnosis with Cordocentesis in a Fetus with Abnormal Obstetric Ultrasound. Gynecol Obstet (Sunnyvale) 5: 298. doi:10.4172/2161-0932.1000298 Volume 5 • Issue 6 • 1000298 Gynecol Obstet (Sunnyvale) ISSN: 2161-0932 Gynecology, an open access journal tract, ambiguous genitalia, clinodactyly of the right fifth finger, suspected polydactyly. Cytogenetic study and FISH Fetal lymphocytes obtained by cordocentesis were cultured in RPMI 1640. After fixation, the chromosome preparation were G and C Banded (GTG and CBG) according to the classic protocols [13,14]. Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was performed with the Y chromosome a-satellite (Poseidon, Kreatech Diagnostics) and SRYDNA probe (Vysis). Slides were counterstained with 4’,6-diamino-2phenylindole (DAPI) (200ng/mL) and evaluated using a fluorescence microscope Olympus BX70 equipped with a cooled CCD Video Camera Image Point, Photometrics (Olympus, Center Valley, USA). Images analysis was carried out with Cytovision software version 3.93.2 (Applied Imaging/PSI, Santa Clara, USA).