Quantitative evaluation of Collagen type VI and SOD gene expression in the nuchal skin of human fetuses with trisomy 21

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 926-931

  Quarello, Edwin ^a,b   Guimiot, Fabien ^b   Moalic, Jean Marie ^b   Simoneau, Michel ^b   Ville, Yves ^a   Delezoide, Anne Lise ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Collagen type VI; Extracellular matrix; Human fetal trisomy 21; Nuchal translucency; SOD

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN TYPE 6 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NECK; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SKIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE GENE; TRISOMY 21;

COLLAGEN TYPE VI; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 35348999577     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1803     Document Type: Article

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