Perinatal identification of caudal regression syndrome and alobar holoprosencephaly in pregnancies with poor maternal metabolic control [3]

Genetic Counseling

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 485-488

  Chen, Chih Ping ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROME; CYCLOPIA; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LETTER; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEWBORN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; CAUDA EQUINA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

CYCLOPIA;

EID: 11144294107     PISSN: 10158146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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