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Neural tube defects in chromosomally normal and abnormal human embryos.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 1 Dec 1997
Coerdt W, Miller K, Holzgreve W, Rauskolb R, Schwinger E, Rehder H
Abstract excerpt
Neural tube defects (NTDs) were recognized in eight out of 91 intact embryos from spontaneous abortions and in one case of an induced abortion following prenatal diagnosis of a chromosomal disorder. Five of the nine cases showed chromosomal abnormalities. Trisomy 18 and triploidy were associated with spina bifida in three cases, trisomy 7 with parieto-occipital encephalocele and monosomy X with spina bifida and...
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