We collected data on 39 prenatally diagnosed osteochondrodysplasias. We detected 30 (76.9%) cases in the first and second trimesters, including 18 (46.2%) with two twins before the 24th week of gestation. Of 39 cases 11 (28.2%) had osteogenesis imperfecta (01) type 11. Verification of the prenatal d
Prenatal diagnosis of genetic osteochondrodysplasias
β Scribed by Kelly, Thaddeua E. ;Hall, Judith G. ;Horton, William ;Scott, Charles I. ;Opitz, John M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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