Multiple fetal anomalies associated with subtle subtelomeric chromosomal rearrangements

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 609-615

  Souter, V L ^a,d   Glass, I A ^b   Chapman, D B ^c   Raff, M L ^b   Parisi, M A ^b   Opheim, K E ^d   Disteche, C M ^c  

^a Division of Medical Genetics   (United States)

^b Dept of Pediat/Medical Genetics ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Cryptic; Fetal anomalies; Prenatal diagnosis; Subtelomeric rearrangements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION CELL; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPROCAL CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; SCREENING TEST; TELOMERE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 17; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TELOMERE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0038650976     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.112     Document Type: Article

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