RESUMO
The authors have analysed the frequency and structure of congenital anomalies in children born in the Pomeranian district in the period from 01.07.1997 to 31.12.1998. Among a total of 28.361 births in that area, 748 (2.64%) were affected by congenital anomalies. Among 28.361 births, 620 (2.18%) were from multiple pregnancies. 23 (3.71%) among births from multiple pregnancies were affected by congenital malformations. The prevalence rate of inborn anomalies in births from multiple pregnancy in our area were higher (3.71%) in comparison to births from singleton pregnancy (2.61%). It implies that children born from multiple pregnancy are at higher risk of developing congenital anomalies.
Assuntos
Anormalidades Congênitas/epidemiologia , Doenças em Gêmeos/epidemiologia , Gêmeos , Anormalidades Congênitas/classificação , Doenças em Gêmeos/classificação , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Polônia/epidemiologia , Gravidez , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de Tempo , Gêmeos/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Eighty-four specimens of Oryzomys subflavus, collected in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, were studied. A Robertsonian chromosome polymorphism, characterized by a varying diploid number of 50, 49, 48, and 46, was found. All specimens showed a chromosome arm number of 56. G-banding patterns in somatic cells allowed identification of the chromosome pairs (2, 3, 5, and 7) involved in centric fusion. C-banding revealed the presence of constitutive heterochromatin near the centromere the X chromosome and those of the autosomes. The Y chromosome presented a large heterochromatic block in the distal portion of its long arm.