Prenatal findings in epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia in a family not known to be at risk

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 607-609

  De Jenlis Sicot, B ^a   Deruelle, P ^a   Kacet, N ^a   Vaillant, C ^a   Subtil, D ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Echogenic amniotic fluid; Epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia syndrome; Gastric dilatation; ITGB4 gene mutation; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BETA4 INTEGRIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EXON; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS KARYOTYPING; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; LABOR; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYLORIC ATRESIA; RARE DISEASE; SEPSIS; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH DISTENSION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 20644452665     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1911     Document Type: Article

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