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First-trimester diagnosis of Meckel-Gruber syndrome by fetal ultrasound with molecular identification of CC2D2A mutations by next-generation sequencing.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 1 Dec 2014
Jones D, Fiozzo F, Waters B, McKnight D, Brown S
Abstract excerpt
We describe a first-trimester ultrasound examination in which the finding of fetal encephalocele and the cystic appearance of the kidneys raised suspicion of Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS). On the basis of sonographic findings, the patient elected termination of pregnancy, and post-termination studies using next-generation sequencing of a gene panel revealed two mutations (one previously described and the other...
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