Prenatal diagnosis of inherited epidermolysis bullosa in a patient with no family history: A case report and literature review

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-59

  Azarian, Madeleine ^a   Dreux, Sophie ^a   Vuillard, Edith ^a   Meneguzzi, Guerrino ^b   Haber, Saranda ^c   Guimiot, Fabien ^a   Muller, Françoise ^a,d  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Polyclinique Vauban ^*  (France)

^d Biochimie Hormonologie   (France)

Author keywords

Epidermolysis bullosa; Gastric dilatation; Maternal serum AFP; Polyhydramnios; Pyloric atresia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ABORTION; AMNION FLUID; ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENODERMATOSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; STOMACH DISTENSION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, JUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 31944441723     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1349     Document Type: Review

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