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Mid-trimester hyperechogenic bowel in a fetus of Turkish origin carrying a rarely seen mutation of cystic fibrosis.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Jul 2012
Kazandi Mert, Turan Volkan, Selvi Demirtas Gulsah, Akercan Fuat, Aykut Ayca, Ozkinay Ferda
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common severe autosomal recessive genetic disorders, characterized primarily by chronic obstructive lung disease and maldigestion disorder. The disease is caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Here we present a case of a fetus with hyperechogenic bowel, in which compound heterozygosity was established for the mutations...
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