The impact of gestational age on the sonographic detection of aneuploidy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1243-1247

  Picklesimer, Amy H ^a   Moise Jr , Kenneth J ^a   Wolfe, Honor M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Genetic ultrasound; Prenatal diagnosis; Trisomy 13; Trisomy 18; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; KARYOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRISOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 24644519874     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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