Prenatal diagnosis for inborn errors of metabolism and haemoglobinopathies: The Montreal children's hospital experience

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 681-685

  Sasi, K ^a   Sanderson, D ^a   Eydoux, P ^a   Cartier, L ^a   Scriver, C R ^a   Treacy, E ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Haemoglobinopathies; Inborn errors of metabolism; Prenatal diagnosis; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; DNA DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030927762     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199707)17:7<681::AID-PD117>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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