Prenatal assessment and management of sacrococcygeal teratoma.

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：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：:An increasing number of cytogenetic prenatal diagnoses are performed on chorionic villus samplings. The accuracy of this method is influenced by chromosomal mosaicism, mostly confined to direct preparation methods. Especially those investigators who have experienced false-negative and false-positive findings propagate...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kennerknecht I,Barbi G,Wolf M,Djalali M,Grab D,Terinde R,Vogel W

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to determine the postnatal outcome and prognostic factors of prenatally diagnosed ventriculomegaly, and to establish the relationship between prenatal sonographic measurements and postnatal psychomotor development. A total of 42 singleton pregnancies with sonographically determined...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： den Hollander NS,Vinkesteijn A,Schmitz-van Splunder P,Catsman-Berrevoets CE,Wladimiroff JW

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim is to describe the performance of first-trimester combined risk assessment in twin pregnancies. METHODS:Maternal serum free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) were determined at 8 to 12 weeks and fetal nuchal translucency (NT) was measured at 11 to 1...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Prats P,Rodríguez I,Comas C,Puerto B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single umbilical artery was seen in 10 out of 117 cytogenetically abnormal pregnancies. The abnormal karyotypes found to be associated with a single umbilical artery were trisomy 18 (n = 5), monosomy X (n = 2), triploidy (n = 1), sex chromosome (47,XYY; n = 1) and translocation (46t(X,5)(q13p15);n = 1). With the exc...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Khong TY,George K

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：:A case of early diagnosis at 13 weeks' gestational age of Meckel-Gruber syndrome by ultrasound is reported in a patient with a 25 per cent recurrence risk. The usefulness of genetic counselling and aimed echographic examination is discussed. ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Pachì A,Giancotti A,Torcia F,de Prosperi V,Maggi E

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Abnormal maternal serum analytes (pregnancy associated plasma protein A, total human chorionic gonadotropin, alpha fetoprotein, Inhibin A, and unconjugated estriol) measured as part of aneuploidy screening programs have been associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes in euploid pregnancies. This study aimed...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Metcalfe A,Langlois S,Macfarlane J,Vallance H,Joseph KS

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman underwent serial ultrasound screening procedures during late first and second trimesters of pregnancy for advanced maternal age. Cultured amniocytes karyotype indicated full trisomy 21. Subsequently, the fetus developed congenital cataract diagnosed at 24 weeks. This is the first antenatal diagnosi...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Romain M,Awoust J,Dugauquier C,Van Maldergem L

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:Sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA), when detected in amniocentesis, is usually an unexpected result of a test carried out for another purpose. For most SCAs, the prognosis is milder and less predictable than trisomy 21, and therefore parents are faced with a difficult decision regarding the option of pregnancy terminatio...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Sagi M,Meiner V,Reshef N,Dagan J,Zlotogora J

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the visualization rates of fetal anatomic structures by three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) at 12-13 weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN:This was a prospective observational study of women presenting for nuchal translucency ultrasound. Five 3D volumes of the fetus were acquired transabdominally. Tw...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bhaduri M,Fong K,Toi A,Tomlinson G,Okun N

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the detection rates of whole-genome microarray technology compared to targeted microarray analysis for chromosome abnormalities in prenatal samples submitted for diagnostic testing. METHODS:Microarray analysis using either whole-genome bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)-based and oligonucleot...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Coppinger J,Alliman S,Lamb AN,Torchia BS,Bejjani BA,Shaffer LG

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a case (I.I.) of the severe form of mucopolysaccharidosis I (Hurler syndrome). Prenatal diagnosis was requested by the parents and the next pregnancy was monitored. We report here a special difficulty arising in this diagnosis due to the low enzyme activity in the mother's cells (10-15 per cent of cont...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Gatti R,Borrone C,Filocamo M,Pannone N,Di Natale P

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal serum free beta (hCG) levels are elevated (median 2.20 MOM) in the first trimester of pregnancy in 38 Down syndrome cases as compared with appropriate controls. This observation may form the basis for its use as a marker in screening for Down syndrome in the first trimester. Altered levels of the free beta an...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Macri JN,Spencer K,Aitken D,Garver K,Buchanan PD,Muller F,Boue A

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of Dandy-Walker malformation was made on the ultrasonographic evaluation of a 33-week male fetus. Pedigree analysis revealed a family history of isolated Dandy-Walker malformation in three other males, suggesting an X-linked recessive inheritance pattern. ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Cowles T,Furman P,Wilkins I

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to select genetically 'normal' human embryos and to transfer them to the uterus of a woman has generated considerable controversy. Debate has occurred over the implications of PGD, sex selection, safety of embryonic manipulation and eugenics. This study eval...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Katz MG,Fitzgerald L,Bankier A,Savulescu J,Cram DS

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) analysis of maternal urine and serum steroids from 13 pregnancies at 25% risk for Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) was undertaken. All patients were between 12 and 31 weeks' gestational age. From dehydrocholesterol/cholesterol ratios determined in amniotic fluid and chor...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Shackleton CH,Roitman E,Kratz L,Kelley R

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our objective is to report long-term outcome after fetal cystoscopy for lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO), as well as to investigate the accuracy of fetal cystoscopy in diagnosing the cause of bladder outlet obstruction. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study of all fetuses who underwent cystosco...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Sananes N,Cruz-Martinez R,Favre R,Ordorica-Flores R,Moog R,Zaloszy A,Giron AM,Ruano R

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the screening accuracy for Down syndrome of nuchal translucency (NT) measurement at different crown-rump length (CRL) subgroups along the 10- to 14-week period. METHODS:NT was classified 'enlarged' if greater than or equal to 1.5 and 2.0 multiples of the regressed median. Accuracies for Down syn...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Zoppi MA,Ibba RM,Floris M,Manca F,Axiana C,Monni G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to measure anxiety in pregnant women who had low maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening test levels, received genetic counselling and chose to undergo amniocentesis for fetal chromosome analysis. Their anxiety levels were compared with the levels in women undergoing amniocente...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Abuelo DN,Hopmann MR,Barsel-Bowers G,Goldstein A

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 3 fetuses affected by congenital chloride diarrhoea there were characteristic prenatal ultrasonic findings. In all cases the fetal abdominal cavity was filled with distended loops of fetal intestine, the fetal stomach was of normal size and polyhydramnios was present. The prenatal ultrasonic findings in this metabo...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kirkinen P,Jouppila P

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome (SLOS) caused by a deficit of 3beta-hydroxysterol-Delta7 reductase was the first sterol deficit described with multiple malformations. The lack of specificity of many morphological abnormalities detected by ultrasound and their frequency have justified routine screening of amniotic...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Chevy F,Humbert L,Wolf C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine if screening for preeclampsia could be improved between 20 and 24 weeks of gestation by uterine artery Doppler (UAD), biomarkers and lipid-related markers. METHOD:Women at high risk of preeclampsia according to obstetric and medical characteristics and history were prospectively...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Diguisto C,Le Gouge A,Piver E,Giraudeau B,Perrotin F

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An imbalance between angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors has been implicated in the pathogenesis and severity of preeclampsia. In this study, we evaluated serum levels of an angiogenic factor and an antiangiogenic factor - placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), respe...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Pinheiro CC,Rayol P,Gozzani L,Reis LM,Zampieri G,Dias CB,Woronik V

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is a potentially devastating condition, which may lead to intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in the fetus or neonate, often with death or major neurological damage as consequence. In the absence of screening, preventive measures are only possible in the next pregnancy...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kamphuis MM,Oepkes D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT1) gene dosage studies were performed on uncultured amniotic cells from a fetus at risk for duplication/deficiency of 10q24 leads to qter, due to maternal translocation t(9;10)(p24;q24). Previous investigations in the same pedigree had shown triplex dosage effect of GOT1 on red bl...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Dallapiccola B,Novelli G,Micara G,Ferranti G,Pachi A,Magnani M

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the relationship between the first-trimester screening markers [pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A), free human chorionic gonadotrophin-beta (beta-hCG), nuchal translucency (NT)], the Down syndrome (DS) risk estimate, and the adverse outcomes such as low birth weight, small for gestati...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Pihl K,Sørensen TL,Nørgaard-Pedersen B,Larsen SO,Nguyen TH,Krebs L,Larsen T,Christiansen M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exomphalos affects approximately 3 in 10,000 births and can arise from a number of developmental insults. The clinical outcome is dependent upon the associated structural and chromosomal anomalies and the gestation at delivery. Accurate antenatal ultrasound diagnosis and karyotyping are important and allow informed pr...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kilby MD,Lander A,Usher-Somers M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00