Premature closure of foramen ovale and renal vein thrombosis in a stillborn twin homozygous for methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphism: A clinicopathologic case study

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-68

  Stanek, Jerzy ^a   Bove, Kevin E ^b   Bofinger, Mary ^b   Needham, Denise ^b   Saldana, Luis R ^b   Mutema, George K ^a   Meyer, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bethesda North Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperhomocysteinemia; Premature closure of foramen ovale; Stillbirth; Thrombophilia; Twin pregnancy; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); BETAMETHASONE; TERBUTALINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FATHER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; KIDNEY VEIN THROMBOSIS; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; TWINS;

EID: 10644273787     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2000.009     Document Type: Article

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