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Role of Prenatal Diagnosis in Thalassaemia Prevention [PDF]
To determine the role of chorionic villi examination in the prenatal diagnosis of ß- thalassaemia Methods: In this descriptive study couples requesting prenatal diagnosis (PND) for ß- thalassaemia were registered for chorionic villous sampling after 10 ...
Nadeem Ikram
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Background Fetoplacental discrepancies occur in approximately 1–2% of analyzed prenatal cases. They are typically due to confined placental mosaicism, where an aberration is observed in the placental cells but not found in the fetal cells.
Eini Westenius +2 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of morquio disease type A using a simple fluorometric enzyme assay [PDF]
A new fluorogenic substrate, 4 methylumbelliferyl B-D-6-sulphogalactoside, was used for the assay of galactose-6-sulphate sulphatase activity in chorionic villi, cultured villus cells, and amniocytes. The fluorometric assay is much more convenient than
Diggelen, O.P. (Otto) van +6 more
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A supernumerary marker chromosome (SMC) is a structurally abnormal chromosome that cannot be characterized by conventional banding cytogenetics. Marker chromosomes are present in 0.075% of prenatal cases.
Pascale Kleinfinger +8 more
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Trophoblast lineage-specific differentiation and associated alterations in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. [PDF]
The human placenta is a poorly-understood organ, but one that is critical for proper development and growth of the fetus in-utero. The epithelial cell type that contributes to primary placental functions is called "trophoblast," including two main ...
Farah, Omar +3 more
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Examination and Sampling of Chorionic Villi for the Diagnosis of Beta-Thalassemia Major in the First Trimester of Pregnancy in Southwestern Iran [PDF]
Background & aim: Beta thalassemia is one of the most common hereditary diseases in Iran. The birth of a child with thalassemia causes many social and economic problems for parents and the health care system.
E Shams +3 more
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Until recently the in utero environment of pregnant women was considered sterile. Recent high-sensitivity molecular techniques and high-throughput sequencing lead to some evidence for a low-biomass microbiome associated with the healthy placenta.
Rémi Gschwind +7 more
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Introduction : Placenta accreta is defined as abnormal implantation of placenta villi which invades myometrium without the presence of decidua bacalis resulting in placenta that is difficult to remove.
Widayat Widayat +2 more
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A 26-Year Experience in Chorionic Villus Sampling Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis [PDF]
: This report describes the trends of chorionic villus sampling (CVS) referred for prenatal genetic diagnosis in the past two and a half decades in a Portuguese Center.
Fortuna, A. +5 more
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Pregnancy Outcome of Chorionic Villus Sampling on 260 Couples with Beta- Thalassemia Trait in North of Iran [PDF]
"nChorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a new method and its true risk of fetal loss and complications is not still clearly determined. The objective of this study was to review the clinical pregnancy outcome of transabdominal CVS (TA-CVS) performed on
Nesa Asnafi, Haleh Akhavan Niaki
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