Trisomy 18 in neonates: Prenatal diagnosis, clinical features, therapeutic dilemmas and outcome

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-170

  Goc, Barbara ^a   Walencka, Zofia ^a   Włoch, Agata ^a   Wojciechowska, Ewa ^a   Wiȩcek Włodarska, Danuta ^a   Krzystolik Ładzińska, Joanna ^a   Bober, Klaudiusz ^a   Świetliński, Janusz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aggressive treatment; Congenital malformations; Outcome; Prenatal diagnosis; Trisomy 18

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646258474     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: 12341983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194617     Document Type: Article

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