Discordant blood chimerism in dizygotic monochorionic laser-treated twin-twin transfusion syndrome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 116, Issue 2 PART 2, 2010, Pages 483-485

  Assaf, Samer A ^b   Randolph, Linda M ^b   Benirschke, Kurt ^b   Wu, Samuel ^b   Samadi, Ramin ^b   Chmait, Ramen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIMERA; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ADULT; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; CHIMERISM; FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

EID: 77955140809     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181e4bec7     Document Type: Article

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