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Jugular lymphatic maldevelopment in Turner syndrome and trisomy 21: different anomalies leading to nuchal edema.
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) - 1 Apr 2008
Bekker Mireile N, van den Akker Nynke M S, de Mooij Yolanda M, Bartelings Margot M, van Vugt John M G, Gittenberger-de Groot Adriana C
Abstract excerpt
Increased nuchal translucency (NT), morphologically known as nuchal edema, is an ultrasound marker for aneuploidy. Turner syndrome presents with massive NT, called cystic hygroma. Conflicting data exist as to whether cystic hygroma and increased NT are different entities. Both are associated with...
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