Article
[Genetic amniocentesis--characteristic of patients, indications, outcomes, complications].
Medycyna wieku rozwojowego - 1 Jan 2000
Milewczyk Paweł, Lipiński Tomasz, Hamela-Olkowska Anita, Jalinik Katarzyna, Szczecina Roman, Czajkowski Krzysztof, Zaremba Jacek
Abstract excerpt
The indications, outcomes and complications of genetic amniocentesis in a group of 358 women were undeped. The most frequent indication for amniocentesis was maternal age over 35 years. Chromosomal abnormalities were identified in 21 cases (5.8%)--most of them were chromosomal inversions. There were no neural tube defects. In 6 (1.6%) cases the cell culture of amniotic fluid was unsuccessful. The level of...
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