Fetal akinesia deformation sequence: A study of 30 consecutive in utero diagnoses

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-28

  Witters, Ingrid ^a,b   Moerman, Philippe ^a   Fryns, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Echography; Fetal akinesia deformation sequence; Fetal pathology; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

TERATOGENIC AGENT;

AKINESIA; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETAL AKINESIA DEFORMATION SEQUENCE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOPATHY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIBLINGS;

EID: 0037110998     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.10698     Document Type: Article

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