Russell-silver syndrome: An explanation for discordant growth in monozygotic twins

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 72-78

  Sagot, Paul ^a   David, A ^b   Talmant, A ^a   Pascal, O ^c   Winer, N ^a   Boog, G ^a  

^a Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique B   (France)

^b InterGenetics   (France)

^c NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Discordant growth; Growth retardation; Monozygotic twins; Russell Silver syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTROPHY; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SILVER RUSSELL SYNDROME; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030040937     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264283     Document Type: Article

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