Nuchal translucency thickness in fetuses with chromosomal translocation at 11-12 weeks of gestation

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1058-1062

  Cheng, Po Jen ^a   Chang, Shuenn Dhy ^a   Shaw, Sheng Wen ^a   Soong, Yung Kuei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS KARYOTYPING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOGENETICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; NECK; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 17644421030     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000158862.84467.d7     Document Type: Article

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