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Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of hypochondroplasia in a high-risk fetus.
American journal of medical genetics - 26 Nov 1999
Huggins M J, Mernagh J R, Steele L, Smith J R, Nowaczyk M J
Abstract excerpt
Hypochondroplasia (HCH) is caused by mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor type 3 (FGFR 3). Prenatal diagnosis of HCH based exclusively on the sonographic measurements of the fetal skeleton is difficult and has not been reported. We describe a newborn infant with HCH who was born to a mother with achondroplasia (ACH) and a father with HCH. Serial sonographic measurements were recorded from 16 weeks...
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