Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) as a stand-alone test for rapid aneuploidy detection in amniotic fluid cells.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Fetal aortic valvuloplasty (FAV) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) has shown promise in averting progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. After FAV, predicting which fetuses will achieve a biventricular (BiV) circulation after birth remains challenging. Identifying predictors of postnatal circulation on...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Beattie MJ,Friedman KG,Sleeper LA,Lu M,Drogosz M,Callahan R,Marshall AC,Prosnitz AR,Lafranchi T,Benson CB,Wilkins-Haug LE,Tworetzky W

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ocular measurement ranges by gestational age (GA) in normal and growth-restricted fetuses. METHODS:A total of 298 pregnant women from the 18th to the 39th week of gestation were imaged using MRI. Ocular measurements including binocular distance (BOD), interoc...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Li XB,Kasprian G,Hodge JC,Jiang XL,Bettelheim D,Brugger PC,Prayer D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the 47, XXY syndrome, which is the most commonly occurring X and Y chromosomal variation. This paper seeks to review what is currently known of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and 47, XXY and investigate potential risks and benefits of prenatal identi...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Samango-Sprouse C,Keen C,Sadeghin T,Gropman A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the completion rate of ultrasound surveys for aneuploidy markers by maternal body mass index (BMI). METHODS:A retrospective review of ultrasounds on midtrimester singleton pregnancies was performed. Subjects were grouped as normal, overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m(2)), and obese: class I (30-34.9 kg...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tsai LJ,Ho M,Pressman EK,Thornburg LL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-mosaic trisomy 9 was found in a chorionic villus (CV) sample taken from a 43-year-old woman referred for prenatal chromosome analysis due to advanced maternal age. Follow-up amniocentesis revealed level 2 mosaicism for trisomy 9. Trisomy 9 was not detected at fetal blood sampling. Molecular analysis of fetal (amni...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Slater HR,Ralph A,Daniel A,Worthington S,Roberts C

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the cost effectiveness of a universal prenatal screening program for alpha- and beta-thalassaemia. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed our program from 1998 to 2002, and calculated the direct and indirect costs of various components. RESULTS:18,936 women were screened at our prenatal clinic an...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Leung KY,Lee CP,Tang MH,Lau ET,Ng LK,Lee YP,Chan HY,Ma ES,Chan V

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of combined test in pregnant women 35 years of age and over to detect fetal Down syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study population included 408 pregnant women of 35 years and over, who requested the combined test (nuchal translucency, PAPP-A, free beta hCG, maternal age, cut-off 1:250) before d...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Centini G,Rosignoli L,Scarinci R,Faldini E,Morra C,Centini G,Petraglia F

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chorion villus sample (CVS) biopsied at 11 weeks' gestation for raised nuchal translucency, revealed monosomy X (presumptive 45,X karyotype) by QF-PCR for rapid aneuploidy testing for chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y. Long-term culture gave the karyotype: 47,XY,+ 21[66]/49,XYY,+ 21,+ 21 [22]. This discrepancy prompte...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Waters JJ,Walsh S,Levett LJ,Liddle S,Akinfenwa Y

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe prenatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of dural sinus malformation (DSM), a very rare, congenital form of dural arteriovenous shunt (DAVS), typically affecting newborns. METHODS:Ultrasound (US) and MRI were performed at 34 weeks' gestation, and the findings of these examinations were ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Rossi A,De Biasio P,Scarso E,Gandolfo C,Pavanello M,Morana G,Venturini PL,Tortori-Donati P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a reliable and specific technique for rapid prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. METHODS:High throughput real-time PCR technique was used to measure the DSCR3 gene dosage of genomic DNAs from uncultured amniocytes of fetuses, lymphocytes of trisomy 21 syndrome patients, and normal people, compare...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hu Y,Zheng M,Xu Z,Wang X,Cui H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the diagnostic yield of noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) for FGFR3-related skeletal dysplasias and assess the accuracy of referrals based on sonographic findings to inform guidelines for referral. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed laboratory and referral records from 2012 to 2018 to ascer...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Mellis R,Chandler N,Jenkins L,Chitty LS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of first trimester combined screening in cases of placental/fetal, mosaic or non-mosaic, autosomal trisomy other than trisomy 21, 18, or 13, and in cases of aneuploidy for a marker chromosome with focus on biochemical markers. METHOD:We identified 66...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tørring N,Petersen OB,Becher N,Vogel I,Uldbjerg N,Danish Fetal Medicine Study Group.,Danish Clinical Genetics Study Group.

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of prenatal ultrasound has proven efficacious for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities. The first sonographic sign of Down syndrome, the thickened nuchal fold, was first described in 1985. Since that time, multiple sonographically-identified markers have been described as associated with Down sy...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Shipp TD,Benacerraf BR

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twin pregnancy has a disproportionate effect on perinatal mortality, being six times higher than for singleton gestations. The major threats to perinatal survival are from two very different pathological processes: spontaneous preterm delivery, and the interlacing clinical complications of monochorionicity. With the r...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bajoria R,Kingdom J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate the consistency between generally used age-dependent risk values for Down syndrome (DS) and estimates of the probability of miscarriage in Down pregnancies we have compared expected numbers with estimated numbers of births with DS in Denmark had no intervention at all been carried out. The expect...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Larsen SO,Hansen J,Pedersen BN

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the accuracy of self-reporting of smoking status in our first trimester screening population and to assess the levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and free-β human chorionic gonadotropin (free-hCGβ) in women who were classified for smoking status by serum cotinine concentration...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Spencer K,Cowans NJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop a simulation model and assess the learning curve of fetal shunting. METHODS:Three staff and three trainees performed fetal shunting on a model using the fetal bladder stent. The model was evaluated according to various sources of validity evidence. The number of procedures to reach competency was...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Phithakwatchara N,Nawapun K,Viboonchart S,Jaingam S,Wataganara T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the value of a first trimester fetal ultrasound examination in cases of an increased nuchal translucency (NT). METHOD:A detailed fetal ultrasound examination was performed within 4 days of a detection of a first trimester increased NT. RESULTS:As many as 23 fetuses were evaluated. Severe anomal...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bronshtein M,Zimmer EZ,Blazer S

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness and costs of prenatal screening programmes for Down's syndrome using maternal serum markers will vary significantly depending on the biological cut-off values chosen in order to select women, at each maternal age, who will be sent for amniocentesis. On the basis of the first French prospective study ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Seror V,Muller F,Moatti JP,Le Gales C,Boue A

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Genetic carrier screening has the potential to identify couples at risk of having a child affected with an autosomal recessive or X-linked disorder. However, the current prevalence of carrier status for these conditions in developing countries is not well defined. This study assesses the prevalence of carrier...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hernandez-Nieto C,Alkon-Meadows T,Lee J,Cacchione T,Iyune-Cojab E,Garza-Galvan M,Luna-Rojas M,Copperman AB,Sandler B

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of two independent translocations in one person is rare. Herein, we report the prenatal diagnosis of two sibling fetuses with holoprosencephaly, whose father is a carrier of double translocations. The karyotype of the father is 46,XY, t(1;7) (q32;q32), t(14,15) (q32.1;q26.3). The two fetuses had variable ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Chuang L,Kuo PL,Yang HB,Chien CH,Chen PY,Chang CH,Chang FM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity levels of total and placental alkaline phosphatase (AP) were determined in maternal serum and neutrophils of normal and Down syndrome pregnancies. The placental iso-enzyme (PAP) was identified by its relative stability to urea and heat. Significant increase in the activity of all iso-enzymes across gestationa...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Peleg L,Ries L,Getslev V,Lusky A,Chaki R,Lipitz S,Barkai G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of prenatal diagnosis of Fanconi anaemia (FA) in a pair of twins at 14 weeks of gestation. The parents had previously had two children: a healthy boy and a boy with FA belonging to complementation group C (FAC). The FA patient is a compound heterozygote, carrying a 322delG and a IVS4+4A-->T mutation ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kwee ML,Lo Ten Foe JR,Arwert F,Pals G,Madan K,Nieuwint A,In't Veld PA,Van der Horst AR,Van Vugt JM,Ten Kate LP

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of gastric outlet obstruction diagnosed prenatally at 22 weeks' gestation is described. The differential diagnosis and the clinical management of this rare condition are discussed, and an updated literature review is presented. ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Weissman A,Achiron R,Kuint J,Lipitz S,Mashiach S,Avigad I

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective is to evaluate for potential associations between chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. METHODS:Using our genetic database, we compared the rates of hypertensive disorders between women who underwent CVS at 10-13 and 6/7 weeks with those seen for other indicat...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Odibo AO,Singla A,Gray DL,Dicke JM,Oberle B,Crane J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen (2.5 per cent) of 568 chromosome preparations after CVS showed discrepancies between the placental and fetal karyotype, mainly due to placental mosaicism. The presence of a second cell line within the placenta was confirmed in all but one case, in which cytogenetic reinvestigations were carried out. Our clini...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Schwinger E,Seidl E,Klink F,Rehder H

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 3611 consecutive CVS (TC, N = 1780; TA, N = 1831) were analysed with emphasis put on influence of maternal and gestational age at CVS on the fetal loss rate less than 28 weeks. For TC-CVS the gestational age varied from 9.3-11.6 weeks, for TA-CVS from 9.3-20 weeks. Sampling efficacy at first attempt was 86.5...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Jahoda MG,Brandenburg H,Reuss A,Cohen-Overbeek TE,Wladimiroff JW,Los FJ,Sachs ES

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inexpensive and accurate carrier testing for cystic fibrosis (CF) will be possible in the near future. There are no existing studies on the attitudes of English persons in the community to carrier testing for CF or any other recessive disorder. We have conducted a trial study of 166 persons at two schools, two doctors...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Williamson R,Allison ME,Bentley TJ,Lim SM,Watson E,Chapple J,Adam S,Boulton M

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Informed choice for prenatal screening has long been considered an essential aspect of service provision, and has been researched extensively in the second trimester. This study aims at examining whether women having first-trimester screening in a private clinic had made an informed choice. METHODS:A cross-...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Jaques AM,Sheffield LJ,Halliday JL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we report the fetal loss rate in relation to both maternal and gestational age in 1764 pregnant women who underwent transabdominal chorionic villus sampling (TA-CVS) between January 1986 and August 1990. The fetal loss rate, considered as a proportion of continuing pregnancies, decreased with advancing g...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Monni G,Ibba RM,Lai R,Giuseppina C,Silvia M,Olla G,Cao A

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00