Prenatal diagnosis of Apert syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 621-625

  Chang, Chi Chen ^a   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Tsai, Horng Der ^a   Tsai, Chang Hai ^a   Hsieh, Yao Yuan ^a   Lee, Chien Chung ^a   Yang, Tung Chuan ^a   Wu, Jer Yuarn ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apert syndrome; Fibroblast growth factor receptor; Polymerase chain reaction; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROLINE;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CODON; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FACIES; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SYNDACTYLY;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0031776999     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199806)18:6<621::AID-PD307>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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