Prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalities: Report of an 18-year experience in a Brazilian public hospital

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 829-833

  Kessler, Rejane G ^a   Sanseverino, Maria Teresa V ^a   Leistner Segal, Sandra ^a   Magalhães, José A A ^a   Giugliani, Roberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromosomal abnormalities; Fetal malformations; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS KARYOTYPING; FETUS MALFORMATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 62549102871     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572008000500004     Document Type: Article

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