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Nuchal translucency measurement in fetuses with spinal muscular atrophy.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Apr 2011
Zadeh Neda, Hudgins Louanne, Norton Mary E
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OBJECTIVE: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder with a high carrier frequency in the general population. The severity of this disorder indicates the importance of early prenatal detection. In medical literature, there are a few published case reports of enlarged nuchal translucency (NT) measurement in association with a diagnosis of SMA in the fetus. Our goal is to...
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