The risk of fetal loss following a prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 13 or trisomy 18

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 827-832

  Morris, Joan K ^a   Sawa, George M ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Spontaneous fetal loss; Trisomy 13; Trisomy 18

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EDWARDS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATAU SYNDROME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; FEMALE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TRISOMY;

EID: 41849137305     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32220     Document Type: Article

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