Nuchal translucency: Screening of chromosomal abnormalities and congenital malformations. Multicenter study;Clarte nucale: Depistage des anomalies chromosomiques et des malformations congenitales: Etude multicentrique

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 538-543

  Jemmali, M ^a,d   Valat, A S ^a   Poulain, P ^b   Favre, R ^c   Bourgeot, P ^a   Subtil, D ^a   Puech, F ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Hotel Dieu CHU Rennes   (France)

^c Ctr Diagn Prenatal d'Echographie   (France)

^d Résidence Hausmann ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Nuchal translucency; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; KARYOTYPING; KIDNEY; NECK; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRISOMY;

ABNORMALITIES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; KIDNEY; NECK; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRISOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0032755905     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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