Trisomy 13, nuchal fold Gloria Valero, MD Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD Article Published: May 24, 2002 Nuchal fold in Trisomy 13 Â Gloria Valero, MD, Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD This fetus had an examination at 10 weeks 6 days and a thin nuchal lucency was observed. A repeat examination was performed at 11 weeks 4 days. The nuchal lucency had increased to 4 mm. A chorion villus biopsy was performed and the karyotype was trisomy 13. A 1.7 MB video-clip is available. Â Â Discussion Board Start a discussion about this article Add bookmark Bookmarked