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Errors in the prenatal diagnosis of children with achondroplasia.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jun 1996
Modaff P, Horton V K, Pauli R M
Abstract excerpt
To provide data about the frequency of prenatal misdiagnosis in achondroplasia (Ach), we retrospectively abstracted data from 37 consecutive referrals of infants with Ach where ultrasound was performed prenatally. Nine of 37 (24 per cent) had a positive family history of Ach; all nine were correctly diagnosed prenatally. Of the 28 with no family history of Ach, 16 (57 per cent) were recognized to have...
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