Is it the patient or the IVF? Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome in both spontaneous and assisted reproductive conceptions

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 754.e1-754.e2

  Strawn Jr , Estil Y ^a   Bick, David ^b   Swanson, Amy ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome; subfertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 77953725596     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.067     Document Type: Article

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