Prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis: An experience of 181 cases

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2227-2232

  Tomaiuolo, Rossella ^a,b   Nardiello, Paola ^a,b   Martinelli, Pasquale ^b   Sacchetti, Lucia ^a,b   Salvatore, Francesco ^a,b   Castaldo, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; CFTR; CFTR related disorders; Chorionic villi; Cystic fibrosis; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DNA;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CHROMOSOME 21; CONSANGUINITY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRISOMY 21; TWIN PREGNANCY;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84889574031     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2013-0200     Document Type: Article

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