Abstract
SOH, K., YAJIMA, A., OZAWA, N., ABE, Y., TAKABAYASHI, T., SATO, S., SOU, S. and SUZUKI, M. Chromosome Analysis in Couples with Recurrent Abortions. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1984, 144 (2), 151-163-Chromosome analysis using a G-Banding technique was performed in 35 couples (70 individuals) with a history of two or more spontaneous abortions of unknown cause. Among these individuals, 5 (7%) showed balanced translocations, all of whom were female. The outcome of 31 pregnancies of 10 balanced translocation carriers was as follows: Ten of the offspring had normal phenotypes (32%), 5 (16%) were born with chromosomal abnormalities and 16 (52%) were spontaneously aborted.
