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Antenatal genetic screening for congenital nephrosis.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Feb 2001
Kallinen J, Heinonen S, Ryynänen M, Pulkkinen L, Mannermaa A
Abstract excerpt
This study was undertaken to study the applicability of genetic antenatal screening for the Finnish type of congenital nephrosis (CNF), which is a recessive disorder leading to nephrotic syndrome from birth. At Kuopio University Hospital, a total of 1303 pregnant women were offered carrier screening for CNF at the time of first trimester nuchal fold translucency measurement when fetally derived alpha-fetoprotein...
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