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Langer-Giedion syndrome

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
Most cases of LGS occur sporadically which means that the loss of genetic material is often not present in the parent and usually other family members are not affected. This issue should be discussed with a clinical geneticist.

Prenatal diagnosis
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis may be available for a family if the missing part of the chromosome is large enough to be seen with these techniques. A local genetics centre would be able to offer information on this.

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Medical text written October 2002 by Contact a Family. Approved October 2002 by Dr O Quarrell, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Centre for Human Genetics, Sheffield, UK.

 

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