Innovative method for reducing uninformative calls in non-invasive prenatal testing [PDF]
, 2018 Non-invasive prenatal testing or NIPT is currently among the top researched topic in obstetric care. While the performance of the current state-of-the-art NIPT solutions achieve high sensitivity and specificity, they still struggle with a considerable number of samples that cannot be concluded with certainty.
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Enabling faster and more reliable sonographic assessment of gestational age through machine learning [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Fetal ultrasounds are an essential part of prenatal care and can be used to estimate gestational age (GA). Accurate GA assessment is important for providing appropriate prenatal care throughout pregnancy and identifying complications such as fetal growth disorders.
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Neuroprotective Immunity by Essential Nutrient "Choline" for the Prevention of SARS CoV2 Infections: An in Silico Study by Molecular Dynamics Approach [PDF]
Chemical Physics Letters 761 (2020) 138057, 2020 Prenatal COVID infection is one of the worst affected and least attended aspects of the COVID-19 disease. Like other coronaviruses, CoV2 infection is anticipated to affect fetal development by maternal inflammatory response on the fetus and placenta. Studies showed that higher prenatal choline level in mother's body can safeguard the developing brain ...
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Come together over me: Cells that form the dermatocranium and chondrocranium in mice
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Most bone develops either by intramembranous ossification where bone forms within a soft connective tissue, or by endochondral ossification by way of a cartilage anlagen or model. Bones of the skull can form endochondrally or intramembranously or represent a combination of the two types of ossification.
M. Kathleen Pitirri +5 more
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A novel nonsense mutation of TGFBR1 in a fetus with untypical Loeys-Dietz syndrome 1
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 Objective: We present a rare untypical Loeys-Dietz syndrome 1 case in prenatal setting and report a novel mutation in the TGFBR1 gene. Case report: A pregnant woman came for medical attention due to the fetal ultrasound anomaly.
Yang Yang, Wang Yan, Mao Aifen, Wang Hao
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BMC Medical Genetics, 2019 Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked recessive neuromuscular disorder. Patients with DMD usually have severe and fatal symptoms, including progressive irreversible muscle weakness and atrophy complicated with gastrocnemius ...
Jingjing Zhang +8 more
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Early life factors and risk of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma. [PDF]
, 2013 Although little is known about etiology of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), early life factors are suspected in the etiology. We explored this hypothesis using linked data from the California Cancer Registry and the California birth rolls.
Anshu eShrestha +6 more
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Clinical, cytogenetic, and molecular findings of isodicentric Y chromosomes
Molecular Cytogenetics, 2019 Background Isodicentric Y chromosomes [idic(Y)] are one of the most common structural abnormalities of the Y chromosome. The prenatal diagnosis of isodicentric Y chromosomes is of vital importance, and the postnatal phenotypes vary widely.
Yang Yang, Wang Hao
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Etiology and Perinatal Outcome of Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis in Southern China
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2017 Objective This study aims to analyze the etiology and perinatal outcome of nonimmune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) in Southern China. Methods All cases with NIHF diagnosed antenatally from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2014 were identified and ...
Sheng He +9 more
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Prenatal and obstetric care [PDF]
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1922 n ...
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