Antenatal Detection of Meckel-Grüber syndrome in only one dizygotic twin following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 142-144

  Shozu, Makio ^a   Akimoto, Kouki ^a   Tanaka, Jim ^a   Sonoda, Yasiio ^a   Inoue, Masaki ^a   Michikura, Yasuhito ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Towako Maternity Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; Meckel Gr ber syndrome; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; MALE; MECKEL SYNDROME; POLYDACTYLY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031059766     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291841     Document Type: Article

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