A study of 534 fetal pathology cases from prenatal diagnosis referrals analyzed from 1989 through 2000

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 143, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3107-3120

  Laury, Anna ^a   Sanchez Lara, Pedro A ^a   Pepkowitz, Samuel ^a   Graham Jr , John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome anomalies; Fetal autopsy; Fetal hydrops; Fetal loss; Fetal malformations; Fetal pathology; Prenatal diagnosis; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; AUTOPSY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJOINED TWINS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; ENCEPHALOCELE; FACE MALFORMATION; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; FETUS WASTAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL MALFORMATION; HEART DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUNG MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MICROCEPHALY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SKULL MALFORMATION; SPINE MALFORMATION; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETUS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 37249059351     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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