First trimester diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia in a twin pregnancy.

doi:10.1002/pd.1970060109

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First trimester diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia in a twin pregnancy.

Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 2000

Monni G, Rosatelli C, Falchi A M, Scalas M T, Addis M, Maccioni L, di Tucci A, Tuveri T, Cao A

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This paper reports the results of first trimester prenatal diagnosis in a twin pregnancy at risk for homozygous beta 0-thalassaemia (beta 0-39 mutant). Trophoblast samples from both twins were obtained at 10 weeks gestation with a forceps guided by ultrasound. Trophoblast DNA analysis, carried ou...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
DNA
Diseases in Twins
Female
Fetal Diseases
Humans
Mutation
Polymorphism, Genetic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Multiple
Prenatal Diagnosis
Thalassemia
Trophoblasts
Twins

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