Reasons for accepting or declining participation in the ASPRE trial: A qualitative study with women at high risk of preterm pre-eclampsia.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report on the occurrence of in utero acquired limb ischemia in two referral institutions managing monochorionic (MC) twins with and without twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and estimate its prevalence. METHODS:All MC twin pregnancies assessed at two referral units between 2002 and 2007 were retros...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Lopriore E,Lewi L,Oepkes D,Debeer A,Vandenbussche FP,Deprest J,Walther FJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prenatal diagnosis by ultrasound of fetal polymicrogyria has been reported only once. METHODS:We describe an additional case of polymicrogyria in a fetus from a monozygotic twin pair, probably the consequence of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. RESULTS:On ultrasound, there were bilateral cortical hyperec...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Delle Urban LA,Righini A,Rustico M,Triulzi F,Nicolini U

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prenatal diagnosis of right atrial isomerism is often inferred through the recognition of a constellation of cardiac anomalies on the four-chamber view or by the detection of visceral heterotaxy and asplenia. However, the actual occurrence of discordance between the arrangement of the atria and thoracic and abdomina...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Colloridi V,Pizzuto F,Ventriglia F,Giancotti A,Pachì A,Gallo P

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two pregnancies at risk for the carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome Type 1A (CDG1A, phosphomannomutase deficient) were monitored by enzyme and genetic linkage analyses. The index case in both families had a proven deficiency of phosphomannomutase (PMM). An unaffected fetus was predicted in family 1 following ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Charlwood J,Clayton P,Keir G,Mian N,Young E,Winchester B

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to combine multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and bisulfite sequencing to determine DNA methylation markers for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. METHODS:DNA methylation ratios (MR) of four fragments (CGI149, CGI045, HLCS-1, and HLCS-2) on ch...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Yin YZ,She Q,Zhang J,Zhang PZ,Zhang Y,Lin JW,Ye YC

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:A case of true fetal mosaicism 46,XY/47,XY, + 17 was diagnosed in amniotic fluid cells. After genetic counselling and unsuccessful periumbilical blood sampling the pregnancy continued to term, and a healthy male infant was born. Lymphocytes of the newborn had a normal karyotype. Follow-up of the child at age 18 months...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Djalali M,Barbi G,Grab D

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of chromosome aneuploidies has been achieved by measuring the ratio of two alleles of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in circulating placental mRNA (the RNA-SNP allelic ratio approach) in maternal plasma. We investigated the feasibility of applying this approach for the ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tsui NB,Wong BC,Leung TY,Lau TK,Chiu RW,Lo YM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of maternal uniparental disomy 2, detected through routine screening of placental karyotypes following the finding of 'atypical' AFP/hCG levels in the second trimester, with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) but otherwise normal outcome at term. Although the child remained small, subsequent early...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Wolstenholme J,White I,Sturgiss S,Carter J,Plant N,Goodship JA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to analyze the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome in three subgroups with extremely low maternal pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), that is, <0.3 multiples of median (MoM) at the first trimester screening. METHOD:A cohort of 961 pregnancies with PAPP-A levels < 0.3 MoM at...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kaijomaa M,Ulander VM,Hämäläinen E,Alfthan H,Markkanen H,Heinonen S,Stefanovic V

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a case of a female fetus found to be mosaic for Turner syndrome (45,X) and trisomy X (47,XXX). Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) failed to detect the aneuploidy because of a normal average dosage of the X chromosome. This case represents an unusual instance in which CMA may not detect chromosomal aber...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Markus-Bustani K,Yaron Y,Goldstein M,Orr-Urtreger A,Ben-Shachar S

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:The cytogenetic results of 1500 chorionic villus samples (CVS) are presented. In these 1500 samples, 23 samples (1.5 per cent) could not be provided with a diagnosis because of laboratory failure. This failure rate dropped from 3 per cent in the first 500 samples to 0.2 per cent in the last 500. In the remaining 1477 ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Breed AS,Mantingh A,Beekhuis JR,Kloosterman MD,ten Bolscher H,Anders GJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a rare hereditary disease with a high neonatal mortality. Currently, prenatal diagnosis is possible only during the second half of pregnancy, when bilaterally enlarged, echogenic kidneys are visible by ultrasound. We describe a case in which a diagnosis of ARPKD...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Wisser J,Hebisch G,Froster U,Zerres K,Stallmach T,Leumann E,Schinzel A,Huch A

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a family at risk for atypical TSD in which the index case showed, clinically, a late onset and a gradual psychomotor deterioration and biochemically, a residual hex. A activity in leucocytes. Two prenatal diagnoses of affected fetuses were made in this family. The first one on amniotic cells, the second one...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Besançon AM,Belon JP,Castelnau L,Dumez Y,Poenaru L

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:22q11.2 deletion, the most common microdeletion syndrome within the general population, is estimated to have a prevalence of 1 in 3000 to 6000. Non-invasive prenatal testing has recently expanded to include screening for several microdeletions including 22q11.2. Given the expansion of prenatal screening options to inc...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bunnell M,Zhang C,Lee C,Bianchi DW,Wilkins-Haug L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the measurement of the frontal space (FS) improves first trimester combined aneuploidy screening. METHODS:We have presented a retrospective study including 2D images of the nuchal translucency measurement of 300 euploid and 133 trisomic fetuses that were seen at t...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Yazdi B,Riefler P,Fischmüller K,Sonek J,Hoopmann M,Kagan KO

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smith-Lemli-Opitz (RSH) syndrome (SLOS, OMIM 270400) is a relatively common, autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol biosynthesis with a broad spectrum of phenotypic abnormalities caused by mutations of the 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase gene (DHCR7) on chromosome 11. Prenatal diagnosis can be established by detec...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Loeffler J,Utermann G,Witsch-Baumgartner M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to describe the development, characteristics, and initial use of an instrument for assessing knowledge about maternal serum screening (MSS). Items for a knowledge scale were selected based on a review of educational materials, the literature, and expert opinion. Items were pre-tested for comprehensib...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Goel V,Glazier R,Holzapfel S,Pugh P,Summers A

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied two children born to a myasthenic mother. The first child, a female, had multiple flexion contractures. She died 1 h after birth. In the second pregnancy, 3 years later, ultrasonographic examination at 20 weeks showed decreased fetal movements and multiple flexion contractures. The pregnancy was interrupted...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Stoll C,Ehret-Mentre MC,Treisser A,Tranchant C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study is to assess the clinical application of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for VTS pregnancies after the treatment of assisted reproductive technology (ART). METHOD:This was a retrospective study on VTS pregnancies through ART treatment. Participants underwent NIPT at 11 to 13 we...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Zou Y,Cui L,Xue M,Yan J,Huang M,Gao M,Gao X,Gao Y,Chen ZJ

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Published studies have reached varying conclusions as to the benefit of replacing human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) measurements with the free beta-subunit of hCG (the free beta-subunit) for Down syndrome screening. One study reports 14 per cent higher detection for the free beta-subunit, while another finds an actua...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Knight GJ,Palomaki GE,Neveux LM,Fodor KK,Haddow JE

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Efficient prenatal risk communication hinges upon parents' grasp of statistical information. When forming their subjective representation of a probability, pregnant women may focus on inappropriate factors and ignore the appropriate factors. METHOD:The present research investigates the subjective probability...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Pighin S,Bonnefon JF,Savadori L

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the most common neurodegenerative genetic disorders. SMN1 is the SMA-determining gene deleted or mutated in the majority of SMA cases. There is no effective cure or treatment for this disease yet. Thus, the availability of prenatal testing is important. Here we r...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Savas S,Eraslan S,Kantarci S,Karaman B,Acarsoz D,Tükel T,Cogulu O,Ozkinay F,Basaran S,Aydinli K,Yuksel-Apak M,Kirdar B

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple transplacental medications can be used to treat fetal tachycardia. We sought to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether digoxin, flecainide, or sotalol was the most efficacious therapy for converting fetal tachycardia to sinus rhythm. METHOD:We performed a systematic revie...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hill GD,Kovach JR,Saudek DE,Singh AK,Wehrheim K,Frommelt MA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a female fetus with a de novo X chromosome rearrangement detected prenatally in both chorion villi and a pleural effusion. Chromosome painting showed the chromosome to be composed entirely of X chromosome material, while G-banding indicated a duplication of X short arms, four copies of the proximal long ar...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Caine A,Mason G,Daly HA,Ricketts SM

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the outcome of transient abnormal cardiac flow patterns (ABCFP) at 13 to 17 weeks' gestation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Observational single operator study of transvaginal sonography scans of 13,183 fetuses. Of the 22 fetuses with ABCFP (1:600) high pulmonary valvular velocity was detected in 11 (8 of th...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bronshtein M,Zimmer EZ,Blazer S,Blumenfeld Z

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that the age-related increase in the birth prevalence of Down syndrome is less for women with higher levels of education due to their more frequent use of prenatal diagnosis. METHODS:We compared the effects of maternal age on the odds of Down syndrome at birth, and on amniocentesis use...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Khoshnood B,Wall S,Pryde P,Lee KS

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To present the prenatal diagnosis of mosaic distal 5p deletion and a review of the literature. CLINICAL SUBJECT AND METHODS:A 37-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, underwent genetic amniocentesis at 17 weeks' gestation because of advanced maternal age. Cytogenetic analysis of the cultured amniocytes reveale...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Chen CP,Lee CC,Chang TY,Town DD,Wang W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate whether systemic arteriovenous fistula occurring during the fetal period could induce pulmonary hypertension at birth, a fistula was surgically created between the carotid artery and jugular vein of fetal lambs at 120 days' gestation. Mean pressures in the left pulmonary artery, aorta, atrium a...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Jouannic JM,Martinovic J,Roussin R,Laborde F,Dumez Y,Dinh-Xuan AT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00