High amniotic fluid alpha-1-fetoprotein
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W. Schmid; J. P. Mühlethaler
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Article
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1975
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Springer
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English
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Amniocentesis was performed in a pregnancy of 26 weeks because of hydramnios. The amniotic fluid was examined for fetal karyotype and AFP content. The latter was elevated to 300 mug/ml. Fetal death occurred shortly after amniocentesis and a malformed male fetus with a large sacrococcygeal teratoma w