Thanx Laurie, I guess it doesn't really matter anyway. I just wonder sometimes cause she is so darned healthy. I will love her no matter what. Michelle Wilson, mother to Faren and wife to Rick >From: TRIER9@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [tri-med] Re: about mosaicism >Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:54:02 EST > >Michelle, >We were able to get a second test done due to the fact that Brianna's >cognitive level was higher than expected for the "textbook" Trisomy 9 >child. >Also The doctor held a black light over her skin and there were also signs >of >mosaicism by the findings from the light. You might have Faren's skin >looked >at under a black light? >Also, wanted to add that we were told a skin biopsy in just one place may >not >record accurate results, since in one the chromosomes might be 'normal' in >some area's because the body recognized them as abnormal and kicked their >butts outta there!. >Brianna had reconstructive ear surgery and I requested a biopsy then. But I >didn't at that time that since her ears were abnormal, that there was for >sure extra chromosome in them thar ears! > >Laurie, Mom to Brianna, age 12yrs- with t9p > >Hope this helps! >Laurie > > > Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows > www.trisomyonline.org > Families Helping Families On-line > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows www.trisomyonline.org Families Helping Families On-line