Monozygotic twins discordant for monosomy 21 detected by first-trimester nuchal translucency screening

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 2 II, 2006, Pages 538-541

  Cheng, Po Jen ^a   Shaw, Sheng Wen ^b   Shih, Jin Chung ^b   Soong, Yung Kuei ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOSOMY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; SURVIVAL; TWIN DISCORDANCE; CHROMOSOME 21; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; NECK; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MONOSOMY; NECK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33645453877     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200602001-00041     Document Type: Article

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