Zygosity and chorionicity in the prognosis of triplet pregnancies: Contribution of microsatellites

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 648-655

  Guilherme, Romain ^a,d   Drunat, Séverine ^a   Delezoide, Anne Lise ^a   Le Ray, Camille ^b   Oury, Jean François ^a   Luton, Dominique ^c  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chorionicity; Microsatellites; Prognosis; Triplets; Zygosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIONICITY; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MALFORMATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STILLBIRTH; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; ZYGOSITY;

CHORION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STILLBIRTH; TRIPLETS;

EID: 57349137732     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.6.648     Document Type: Article

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