Occurrence of fetal choroid plexus cysts in siblings: Concerns regarding recurrence and chromosomal abnormality

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 562-564

  Koyama, Shinsuke ^a   Kimura, Tadashi ^a   Tokugawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Koyama, Masayasu ^a   Murata, Yuji ^a   Shimizu, Takashi ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Shimizu Women's Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Choroid plexus cyst; Genetic counseling; Genetic sonography; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOROID PLEXUS CYST; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 46,XX; KARYOTYPING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIBLING; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CHOROID PLEXUS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SIBLINGS; TRISOMY;

EID: 30344448274     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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