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A case of thanatophoric dysplasia: the early prenatal 2D and 3D sonographic findings and molecular confirmation of diagnosis.
Fetal diagnosis and therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Wong H S, Kidd A, Zuccollo J, Tuohy J, Strand L, Tait J, Pringle K C
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OBJECTIVE: To present the early 2D and 3D ultrasound findings and the molecular confirmation in a case of thanatophoric dysplasia. METHODS: On ultrasound examination, there was frontal bossing, increased nuchal translucency and short limbs at 12 weeks' gestation and a small thorax and short and bowed long bones on 3D at 16 weeks. Amniocentesis and DNA analysis confirmed the mutation of FGFR3 gene indicating...
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