A comparison of attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis [PDF]
Technological advances in prenatal screening and diagnosis mean that it is now possible to test for a wide range of congenital conditions (Hewison et al., 2007).
Miller, Chloe Louise
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Evaluation of prenatal diagnosis of associated congenital heart diseases by fetal ultrasonographic examination in Europe. [PDF]
Ultrasound scans in the mid trimester of pregnancy are now a routine part of antenatal care in most European countries. With the assistance of Registries of Congenital Anomalies a study was undertaken in Europe. The objective of the study was to evaluate
Stoll, C., Garne, E., Clementi, M.
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Copy number variations associated with fetal congenital kidney malformations
Background Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) constitute 20–30% of all congenital malformations. Within the CAKUT phenotypic spectrum, renal hypodysplasia (RHD) is particularly severe.
Meiying Cai +9 more
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Nomogram for predicting the risk of preterm birth in women undergoing in vitro fertilization cycles
Background The aim of this study was to develop a nomogram for predicting the risk of preterm birth in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles.
Mohan Wang +6 more
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Pregnant women's informational needs prior to decisions about prenatal diagnosis for chromosomal anomalies : A Q methodological study [PDF]
Objective To study pregnant women's subjective viewpoints on what is important when receiving information prior to decision-making regarding prenatal testing for chromosomal anomalies. Method Data were collected using Q methodology.
Ternby, Ellen +11 more
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Prenatal diagnosis of jumping translocation involving chromosome 22 with ultrasonographic findings [PDF]
We report on the prenatal diagnosis and ultrasonographic findings of a second-trimester fetus with jumping translocation involving chromosome 22. A 28-year-old gravida 2, partus 1, Turkish woman was referred for genetic counselling and ultrasonographic ...
Yıldırım, Gökhan +3 more
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Introduction: Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) has been increasingly utilized in genetic determinants of various inherited diseases. Methods: We applied WES for a patient presenting 3-Methylglutaconic Aciduria (MEG), Deafness (D), Encephalopathy (E), and ...
Mina Zamani +8 more
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Chromosomal abnormalities and copy number variations in fetal ventricular septal defects
Background This study aimed to evaluate the applicability of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), rather than traditional chromosome analysis, in prenatal diagnosis of ventricular septal defects (VSDs) for superior prenatal genetic counseling and to ...
Meiying Cai +10 more
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Prenatal enzymatic diagnosis of lysosomal storage diseases using cultured amniotic cells, uncultured chorionic villus samples, and fetal blood cells: Hacettepe experience [PDF]
What's already known? Prenatal diagnosis of lysosomal storage diseases is important to avoid high morbidity and mortality. What does this study add? Enzyme analysis may be alone used safely for the prenatal diagnosis of lysosomal storage disases.
Canan Unal +16 more
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Prenatal Prediction of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Chinese [PDF]
[[abstract]]We used linkage analysis, non-isotope SSCP (single-strand conformation polymorphism) and PCR-RFLP (polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism) for prenatal diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Lin, Shuan-Pei; Chang, Jan-Gowth; Jong, Yuh-Jyh; Yang, Tzu-Yao; Tsai, Chang-Hai; Wang, Nancy M. ; Li, Hung ; Hsieh-Li, Hsieh-Mei; Hu, Cheur-Jong
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