Laminin α2 deficient congenital muscular dystrophy: Prenatal diagnosis

Early Human Development

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-24

  Nass, Dvora ^a   Goldberg, Iris ^a   Sadeh, Menachem ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Congenital muscular dystrophy; Laminin 2 chain; Laminin 2

Indexed keywords

MEROSIN; LAMININ; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; BIOPSY; CHORION VILLUS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BIOPSY; CHORIONIC VILLI; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMININ; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032587909     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(98)00108-X     Document Type: Article

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