Chromosomal abnormalities associated with neural tube defects (II): Partial aneuploidy

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-351

  Chen, Chih Ping ^a,b,c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Neural tube defects; Partial aneuploidy

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ANEUPLOIDY; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA REPAIR; ENCEPHALOCELE; EXENCEPHALY; FACE MALFORMATION; GENE MAPPING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KARYOTYPE; MATERNAL AGE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINA BIFIDA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 38049056155     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60003-0     Document Type: Article

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