Short-rib polydactyly dysplasia (SRP) is an autosomal recessive, lethal skeletal dysplasia. Sonographic assessment of subsequent pregnancies is, therefore, recommended. This case indicates that this diagnosis can be made in the latter part of the first trimester. A 30-year-old multigravid woman pre
Sonographic and molecular diagnosis of thanatophoric dysplasia type I at 18 weeks of gestation
✍ Scribed by Pierangela De Biasio; Federico Prefumo; Maria Baffico; Maurizia Baldi; Manuela Priolo; Margherita Lerone; Paolo Tomà; Pier Luigi Venturini
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-3851
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