Oral mucosa spectrophotometric changes in healthy parents of patients with Down syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 685-687

  Latini, Giuseppe ^a,b,h   De Felice, Claudio ^c   Parrini, Stefano ^d   Chitano, G ^e,f   Verrotti, Alberto ^g  

^a Ospedale Perrino   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^f ISBEM   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^h Ospedale A Perrino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Extracellular matrix; Light reflectance; Prenatal diagnosis; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FILM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOUTH MUCOSA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTRUM; TRISOMY 21;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PARENTS; PHENOTYPE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 4644355045     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.903     Document Type: Article

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