What are the risks associated with a prenatal finding of trisomy 16?
It is difficult to evaluate risks associated with a prenatal finding of trisomy 16 since it is relatively rare and cases with an abnormal outcome are more likely to be reported in scientific/medical journals than those with a normal outcome. There is also no study yet which has attempted to compile outcomes in a large series of prospectively ascertained cases. To the best of our knowledge based on information in published results as well as our own experiences (unpublished findings) we suggest the following (For a detailed summary of published reports see Benn et al.
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