Chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses with ultrasonographically detected neural tube defects

Clinical Dysmorphology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 190-193

  Kant, Hakan ^a   Özkan, Azra Arc ^a   Öner, Soner Recai ^a   Ispahi, Ciǧdem ^a   Endrikat, Jan Siegfried ^b   Ertan, Kubilay ^c  

^a Department of Perinatology Izmir   (Turkey)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM LEVERKUSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

chromosomal abnormalities; human fetus; neural tube defect; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; TRIPLOIDY; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21; TURNER SYNDROME;

ABNORMAL KARYOTYPE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 80052676254     PISSN: 09628827     EISSN: 14735717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCD.0b013e328348d99d     Document Type: Article

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