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. 1996 Dec;11(12):2769-71.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019207.

Cytogenetic characteristics of ectopic pregnancy

M Goddijn  1 , F van der Veen, G H Schuring-Blom, W M Ankum, N J Leschot
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Cytogenetic characteristics of ectopic pregnancy

M Goddijn et al. Hum Reprod. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

During a 12 month period, tissue was collected from 30 surgically managed patients presenting with vital ectopic pregnancies. Chorionic villi of the removed tissue were successfully karyotyped by (semi-) direct chromosome technique in 22 cases. Only one abnormal chromosomal complement, a triploidy (69,XXX) was found. As controls, 10 cases of intrauterine pregnancies were investigated, all showing a normal karyotype. These findings do not suggest an important role for chromosome abnormalities in the aetiology of vital ectopic pregnancies.

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