Identification ofKLHL40mutations by targeted next-generation sequencing facilitated a prenatal diagnosis in a family with three consecutive affected fetuses with fetal akinesia deformation sequence

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BACKGROUND: Fetal akinesia deformation sequence (FADS) refers to a broad spectrum of disorder with the absent fetal movement as the unifying feature. The etiology of FADS is heterogeneous, and the majority remains unknown. Prenatal diagnosis of FADS because of neuromuscular origin has relied on clinical features and fetal muscle pathology, which can be unrevealing. The recent advance of next-generation sequencing...

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