Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in congenital nephrotic syndrome carrier pregnancies [2]

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 489-490

  Carrera, M ^a   Kestila M ^b   De La Iglesia, C ^a   Ruiz, J ^a   Serra, B ^a   Baraibar, R ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032928272     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199905)19:5<489::aid-pd560>3.0.co;2-r     Document Type: Letter

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