Differential diagnosis and management of very low second trimester maternal serum unconjugated estriol levels, with special emphasis on the diagnosis of X-linkecl ichthyosis

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 200-203

  Zalel, Y ^a   Kedar, I ^b   Tepper, R ^b   Chen, R ^b   Drugan, A ^b   Fejgin, M ^b   Beyth, Y ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARYLSULFATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTRIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; STERYL SULFATASE;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; KARYOTYPE; MATERNAL SERUM; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESTRIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0029864314     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199603000-00024     Document Type: Article

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