Prenatal exclusion of harlequin ichthyosis; potential pitfalls in the timing of the fetal skin biopsy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 811-814

  Shimizu, A ^a   Akiyama, Masashi ^b   Ishiko, A ^a   Yoshiike, T ^c   Suzumori, K ^d   Shimizu, H ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SHIZUOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Hair follicle; Hair peg; Harlequin fetus; Lamellar granule; Skin development

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS RISK; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATINIZATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; ICHTHYOSIS, LAMELLAR; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SKIN;

EID: 26244444870     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06778.x     Document Type: Article

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