Pituitary gland and sella turcica in human trisomy 21 fetuses related to axial skeletal development.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19981228)80:5<494::aid-ajmg11>3.0.co;2-7

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Pituitary gland and sella turcica in human trisomy 21 fetuses related to axial skeletal development.

American journal of medical genetics - 28 Dec 1998

Kjaer I, Keeling J W, Reintoft I, Nolting D, Fischer Hansen B

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The purpose of the present investigation was to study the sella turcica/pituitary gland region in trisomy 21 fetuses and to relate the findings in the region to the ossification pattern in the axial skeleton formed by the cranial base and spine. Material from 22 human fetuses with trisomy 21, CRL...

Topics

Bone and Bones
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21
Female
Humans
Phenotype
Pituitary Gland
Pregnancy
Sella Turcica
Trisomy

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