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Prevalence of cystic fibrosis mutations in pregnancies with fetal echogenic bowel.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jan 1996
Sepulveda W, Leung K Y, Robertson M E, Kay E, Mayall E S, Fisk N M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of the most common cystic fibrosis mutations in pregnancies complicated by fetal echogenic bowel by using DNA testing. METHODS: Forty-five pregnancies with fetal echogenic bowel were studied prospectively for cystic fibrosis mutations. Using polymerase chain reaction, DNA from fetal amniocytes (n = 21), fetal blood (n = 5), or parental blood (n = 19) was amplified and tested...
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