Simple ultrasonic diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta type II in early second trimester.

abstract：:This study was undertaken in an attempt to determine the significance of elevated maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin (MShCG), in the presence of an otherwise normal screen with respect to fetal malformations, chromosomal aberrations, and pregnancy outcome. Targeted ultrasound findings and perinatal outcome of...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Fejgin MD,Kedar I,Amiel A,Ben-Tovim T,Chen R,Petel Y,Tepper R

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeking to optimize a novel method of isolating rare fetal erythroid cells in cultures from maternal blood, we have explored the effects of serum supplement on fetal and adult erythropoiesis. We used flow cytometry and sorting after labelling with antibodies to fetal haemoglobin (HbF) and adult haemoglobin (HbA). In a...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bohmer RM,Zhen D,Bianchi DW

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is one of the most common tumors in newborns with a birth prevalence of up to 1 in 21,700 births. Routine fetal anomaly screening programs allow for prenatal diagnosis in many cases. Fetal ultrasound with Doppler evaluation and more recently magnetic resonance imaging may be used to docum...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Gucciardo L,Uyttebroek A,De Wever I,Renard M,Claus F,Devlieger R,Lewi L,De Catte L,Deprest J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical value of velocity vector imaging (VVI) in the assessment of normal fetal regional myocardial performance and to establish a normative data set for normal Chinese fetuses. METHODS:One hundred and fifty-one healthy Chinese fetuses were divided into five...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Peng QH,Zhou QC,Zeng S,Tian LQ,Zhang M,Tan Y,Pu DR

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to develop an approach for analyzing plasma DNA sequencing data for noninvasive fetal chromosomal aneuploidy testing that does not require the comparison with control samples or a series of selected genomic regions. RESULTS:We developed the control-free noninvasive fetal chromosomal ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Sun K,Chan KC,Hudecova I,Chiu RW,Lo YM,Jiang P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the attitudes of health professionals in Lebanon towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy, for a series of genetic, non-genetic and non-medical conditions. METHODS:A total of 158 questionnaires were sent to geneticists, family doctors, pediatricians and obstetricians/gynecologists, ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Zahed L,Nabulsi M,Tamim H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) syndrome is a rare fetal anomaly that can be misdiagnosed on prenatal ultrasound. We confirmed the use of colour-flow Doppler for prenatal diagnosis of TRAP syndrome and used serial fetal echocardiography for non-invasive evaluation of the fetus. A patient with twin...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Osborn P,Gross TL,Shah JJ,Ma L

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：: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:Polyhydramnios is suggested to be associated with oral clefts (OCs) due to swallowing problems. This study assessed incidence and outcome of idiopathic polyhydramnios in isolated OC pregnancies. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of prenatally diagnosed OC. The incidence of idiopathic polyhydramn...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Depla AL,Breugem CC,van der Horst CM,de Heus R,van den Boogaard MH,Maas SM,Pajkrt E,Bekker MN

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal severe central nervous system ventriculomegaly is associated with poor neurologic outcomes, usually driven by a primary malformation, deformation, or disruption of brain parenchyma. In utero shunting of excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in hopes of improving neurologic outcomes was attempted in the 1980s but was ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Emery SP,Narayanan S,Greene S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The discovery of placental transcripts in peripheral blood of pregnant women prompted us to investigate which was the most appropriate biological specimen, between plasma and serum, to easily detect them and to exploit hPL (human placental lactogen), betahCG (human chorionic gonadotrophin beta-subunit), LOC90...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Picchiassi E,Coata G,Centra M,Pennacchi L,Bini V,Di Renzo GC

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the maternal serum concentration of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) at 11-13 weeks' gestation in pregnancies that subsequently develop pre-eclampsia (PE) and to examine the possible association with uterine artery pulsatility index (PI). METHODS:M...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Sifakis S,Akolekar R,Kappou D,Mantas N,Nicolaides KH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stickler syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder of the connective tissue which includes ocular and systemic manifestations. We report on a large kindred in which we were able to demonstrate very tight linkage between the disease and the type II collagen gene (COL2A1) (LOD score 3.91 at theta = 0). In a family in w...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Zlotogora J,Granat M,Knowlton RG

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinical symptoms and ultrasound signs during pregnancy could suggest the presence of esophageal atresia (EA). However, most often EA is diagnosed postnatally. The aim of our study is to evaluate the course and outcome for prenatally and postnatally diagnosed EA. In addition, we studied the outcome of isolat...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： de Jong EM,de Haan MA,Gischler SJ,Hop W,Cohen-Overbeek TE,Bax NM,de Klein A,Tibboel D,Grijseels EW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this research was to compare the impact of varying degrees of visceral herniation on the growth rates of the contralateral and ipsilateral fetal lungs in cases of isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS:Data were retrieved from 58 fetuses with isolated left-sided CDH und...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Phithakwatchara N,Coleman A,Peiro JL,Lee AE,Keswani SG,Kline-Fath B,Lim FY,Shaaban AF

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the normal perimeter and area of the three orthogonal planes (axial, sagittal and coronal) of the fetal Sylvian fissure along pregnancy using 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasound. METHODS:Ultrasound volumes of fetal head were acquired prospectively in 55 fetuses between...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Gindes L,Malach S,Weisz B,Achiron R,Leibovitz Z,Weissmann-Brenner A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of different models of CF carrier screening have now been tested in pilot trials. Apart from opportunistic and cascade testing (which are strictly speaking not true forms of screening), the major programmes have been directed either to young adults in primary care or to pregnant women in antenatal clinics. On...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Brock DJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to establish the frequency and associations of single umbilical artery (SUA) diagnosed until the first vs second or third trimester. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was conducted on singleton pregnancies at a tertiary perinatal center. All women underwent both the first and se...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Nakamura M,Oba T,Takita H,Tokunaka M,Arakaki T,Goto M,Koyano M,Hamada S,Matsuoka R,Sekizawa A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital megalourethra is a rare disorder. We present an early case diagnosed in the first trimester. Prenatal ultrasound showed a megalourethra with a normal fetal bladder, hyperechogenic cystic right kidney and single umbilical artery. After termination of pregnancy, necropsy confirmed all sonographic findings and...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Krapp M,Geipel A,Germer U,Krokowski M,Gembruch U

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few reports concerning intrauterine shunting are available. We investigated the impact of this method. In order to evaluate intrauterine shunting and the complication rate for different indications, we sent a questionnaire to all German-speaking level 3 centres. In four level 3 centres, 52 intrauterine catheters were ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bernaschek G,Deutinger J,Hansmann M,Bald R,Holzgreve W,Bollmann R

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prenatal screening for Down syndrome has become standard practice in many western countries. In the Netherlands, however, prenatal screening tests for congenital defects are not offered routinely. The present study aims to assess test uptake in a large, unselected population of pregnant women, and to give mo...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： van den Berg M,Timmermans DR,Kleinveld JH,Garcia E,van Vugt JM,van der Wal G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of diagnostic indications among women seeking to terminate pregnancies for reasons of fetal abnormality, spontaneous fetal demise, or a genetic disorder in a private outpatient clinic specializing in late outpatient abortion procedures. METHOD:A total of 1005 women requested termin...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hern WM

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：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：:Growth of cells from amniotic fluid was studied with respect to cell concentration in the inoculum, blood contamination of the fluid, fluid colour, fluid clarity, gestational age of the pregnancy, and growth factors. Dependent variables measured were colony formation, colony size, and colony morphology after 7, 11, an...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Seguin LR,Palmer CG

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the frequency of cytotrophoblastic cells in endocervical samples collected by lavage at early stages of gestation using a specific anti-HLA-G McAb (G233). From a set of four selected samples, cells identified by immunostaining were collected by laser microdissection and then tested by quantitative f...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bulmer JN,Cioni R,Bussani C,Cirigliano V,Sole F,Costa C,Garcia P,Adinolfi M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the referral diagnosis based on prenatal ultrasound to diagnoses made following combined ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation at the Texas Children's Fetal Center (TCFC) and postnatal diagnosis. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of patients referred to the TCFC...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Santos XM,Papanna R,Johnson A,Cass DL,Olutoye OO,Moise KJ Jr,Belleza-Bascon B,Cassady CI

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high resolution technique was applied to amniotic fluid cells by synchronization. After inoculation, the cells were incubated for 30 h in the presence of either thymidine or 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). After removal of the blocking agent and addition of a low concentration of thymidine, the cells were incubated for ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Qu J,Dallaire L,Lemieux N,Drouin R,Richer CL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00