Prenatal Diagnosis and Molecular Analysis of Triploidy in a Fetus With Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Relative Macrocephaly and Holoprosencephaly

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-326

  Chen, Chih Ping ^a,b,c   Chern, Schu Rern ^a   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^c,d   Hsu, Chin Yuan ^a   Ko, Kevin ^e   Wang, Wayseen ^a,e  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KARYOTYPE; LETTER; MACROCEPHALY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TRIPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENETICS; HEAD; POLYPLOIDY; PREGNANCY;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HEAD; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; POLYPLOIDY; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449108095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10284559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60318-1     Document Type: Letter

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