Minor sonographic signs of trisomy 21 at 15-20 weeks' gestation in fetuses born without malformations: A prospective study

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1163-1166

  Viora, E ^a,b   Errante, G ^a   Bastonero, S ^b   Sciarrone, A ^b   Campogrande, M ^b  

^a Sant'Anna Hospital   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Sant'Anna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal aneuploidy; Minor sonographic signs; Prenatal diagnosis; Soft markers; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRISOMY 21;

ABNORMALITIES; AMNIOCENTESIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOROID PLEXUS; CYSTS; DOWN SYNDROME; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; KIDNEY; NECK; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0035704652     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.197     Document Type: Article

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