Screening for trisomies in dichorionic twins by measurement of fetal nuchal translucency thickness according to the mixture model

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-21

  Wright, David ^a   Syngelaki, Argyro ^b,c   Staboulidou, Ismini ^b   Jesus Cruz, Jader de ^b,c   Nicolaides, Kypros H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dichorionic twins; First trimester screening; Nuchal translucency; Trisomy 13; Trisomy 18; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRISOMY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 13; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; CROWN-RUMP LENGTH; DISEASES IN TWINS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; TRISOMY; TWINS;

EID: 78650842654     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2643     Document Type: Article

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