Amniocentesis before 14 completed weeks as an alternative to transabdominal chorionic villus sampling: a controlled trial with infant follow-up.

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：:Following the birth of a baby girl confirmed to be homozygous normal for the delta F508 deletion causing cystic fibrosis (CF), many single-gene defects have been diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). A few misdiagnoses have been reported but no large-scale studies ha...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Ray PF,Ao A,Taylor DM,Winston RM,Handyside AH

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The azoospermic factor (AZF) region is critical for normal spermatogenesis since microdeletions and partial deletions have been associated with infertility. We investigate the diagnostic ability of karyotyping in detecting clinically relevant Y chromosome deletions. The clinical significance of heterochromat...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Minor A,Wong EC,Harmer K,Ma S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the prenatal diagnosis of two fetuses with Sanfilippo disease type B. In both pregnancies there were excessive amounts of heparan sulphate in amniotic fluid and the activity of N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase was undetectable in cultured amniotic fluid cells. The predictions were confirmed by enzyme assay o...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Mossman J,Young EP,Patrick AD,Fensom AH,Ellis M,Benson PF,Der Kaloustian VM

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In its successful annual cycle of controversies and debates, the International Society of Prenatal Diagnosis and Therapy once again addressed non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) by following up on the 2013 controversy, 'Should non-invasive DNA testing be the standard screening test for Down syndrome in all pregnant w...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Van Lith JM,Faas BH,Bianchi DW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the potential utility of free beta (hCG) and beta-core (hCG) in a prenatal screening protocol for Down syndrome we analysed these markers in dried maternal urine specimens from 163 control, 13 Down syndrome and 5 trisomy 18 pregnancies from 8 to 25 weeks' gestation. All results are reported after normaliza...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hallahan TW,Krantz DA,Tului L,Alberti E,Buchanan PD,Orlandi F,Klein V,Larsen JW Jr,Macri JN

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hirschsprung disease (HD) is a rare gastrointestinal disorder. Our aim was to study the prenatal ultrasound findings of children who were diagnosed with HD after birth. METHODS:The study population included children who suffered from HD between 1990 and 2008. Data of anomaly scan findings in prenatal ultraso...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Jakobson-Setton A,Weissmann-Brenner A,Achiron R,Kuint J,Gindes L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:N-Acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is a phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzyme participating in the detoxification of toxic arylamines and aromatic amines. The present study was designed to investigate whether maternal NAT2 genetic polymorphisms are associated with fetal susceptibility to congenital heart diseases...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tao J,Li N,Liu Z,Qiu J,Deng Y,Li X,Chen M,Yu J,Zhu J,Yu P,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:A predominantly triploid 69,XXY placenta was found associated with a normal 46,XX infant. Therefore, a triploid placenta is apparently capable of supporting normal fetal development. The chromosome and pathological results support the conclusion that the triploid placenta originates from a 'vanishing twin' pregnancy. ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Callen DF,Fernandez H,Hull YJ,Svigos JM,Chambers HM,Sutherland GR

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the utility of maternal serum ADAM12 as a Down's syndrome marker. METHODS:Samples from 71 Down's syndrome affected pregnancies were retrieved from - 20 degrees C storage together with 710 controls matched for gestation and storage time. ADAM12 was measured prior to identification of the affected ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Donalson K,Turner S,Wastell H,Cuckle H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To display and compare the different published formulae that specify the association between maternal age and the risk of a Down syndrome live birth. METHODS:Papers published since 1987 on the prevalence of Down syndrome live births in relation to maternal age were located using MEDLINE and the references g...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Morris JK,Wald NJ,Mutton DE,Alberman E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distal 10q trisomy is a well-defined but rare syndrome. Most cases are diagnosed in infancy or in childhood and rarely include prenatal findings. We present a case of fetal distal 10q trisomy with abnormal prenatal sonographic findings. A 19-year-old primigravida was referred for genetic counselling at 18 gestational ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Chen CP,Shih JC,Lee CC,Chen LF,Wang W,Wang TY

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) represents a pregnancy complication with a high risk for perinatal mortality and postnatal morbidity. Mathematical models have been utilized to examine the mechanisms of disease and potential treatment modalities. We developed four consecutive models based on pathophysiology mecha...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： van den Wijngaard JP,Umur A,Ross MG,van Gemert MJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of the diagnosis by ultrasound scanning during the second trimester of Conradi-Hünermann's syndrome (asymmetrical rhizomelic limb shortening or chondrodysplasia calcificans punctata). The prenatal diagnosis of limb shortening deformities is discussed. ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tuck SM,Slack J,Buckland G

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Placental cytogenetic studies may reveal the origin of discordant noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). We performed placental studies to elucidate discordances between NIPT showing a structural chromosome aberration and the fetus having a different chromosome aberration in three cases. METHOD:Diagnostic test...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Van Opstal D,van Veen S,Joosten M,Diderich KEM,Govaerts LCP,Polak J,van Koetsveld N,Boter M,Go ATJI,Papatsonis DNM,Prinsen K,Hoefsloot LH,Srebniak MI

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart is often perceived as a difficult organ to understand by ultrasound during fetal life. This is undoubtedly reflected in the low detection rate of cardiac abnormalities as compared to those of most other organ systems in the fetus. In this article we start by updating classical concepts of cardiac embryology,...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Cook AC,Yates RW,Anderson RH

更新日期：2004-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the prenatal ultrasound findings in a case of hydrolethalus. This case illustrates ongoing problems in differentiating hydrolethalus, both pre- and postnatally, from other midline malformation syndromes including Pallister-Hall, Smith-Lemli-Opitz, pseudo-trisomy 13, oral facial-digital syndrome, and Meckel ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Norgard M,Yankowitz J,Rhead W,Kanis AB,Hall BD

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct an audit of the practice of feticide in second- and third-trimester termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies (TOPFA) in prenatal diagnosis (PD) centers in France. RESULTS:A questionnaire was sent out to the 49 French PD centers and completed by 39/49 centers; 5350 TOPFAs were performed. The ge...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Maurice P,Letourneau A,Benachi A,Jouannic JM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Screening of fetuses at 11 to 14 weeks of gestation for Down syndrome using stored volumes acquired by a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. METHOD:Thirty-four healthy singleton fetuses were recruited consecutively and prospectively during routine first trimester scans in our unit. Two-dimensional (2D) images o...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Shaw SW,Hsieh TT,Hsu JJ,Lee CL,Cheng PJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pallister-Killian syndrome (tetrasomy 12p) is an uncommon aneuploidy, which may present in the prenatal period with an ultrasonographically detected fetal abnormality or following karyotyping for maternal age. We report a case that presented with increased nuchal translucency and hydrops at a first trimester screening...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Langford K,Hodgson S,Seller M,Maxwell D

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relatively high activity of arylsulphatase C (ASC) in the placenta is a potential risk for the misdiagnosis of arylsulphatase A (ASA) or arylsulphatase B (ASB) deficiency in chorionic villus sampling when assayed by synthetic substrates. A clear distinction between these enzymes can be achieved in either the direc...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Diukman R,Zeigler M,Bach G

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1993, the position of the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) has been that prenatal interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is investigational. In 1997, the FDA cleared the AneuVysion assay (Vysis, Inc.) to enumerate chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y for prenatal diagnosis. Data is presented ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tepperberg J,Pettenati MJ,Rao PN,Lese CM,Rita D,Wyandt H,Gersen S,White B,Schoonmaker MM

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the detection of congenital long QT syndrome in a fetus at 37 weeks' gestation using magnetocardiography (MCG). The prenatal diagnosis was confirmed by standard electrocardiography (ECG) performed after birth. This is the first case report of fetal long QT syndrome detected by MCG. Fetal MCG may be useful ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hamada H,Horigome H,Asaka M,Shigemitsu S,Mitsui T,Kubo T,Kandori A,Tsukada K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the usefulness of the common definitions for maternal cell contamination, true mosaicism, and pseudomosaicism for amniotic fluid specimens processed by in situ culture and robotic harvesting. We prospectively studied 4309 consecutive amniotic fluid specimens processed with these methods...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Moertel CA,Stupca PJ,Dewald GW

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital malformation which results in secondary dextrocardia in situs solitus. Ipsilateral microtia in this context composes a laterality syndrome. The prenatal sonographic findings of this abnormality have not been previously reported. We describe the association of dextrocardia ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Maymon R,Schneider D,Hegesh J,Herman A,Weinraub Z,Achiron R

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single umbilical artery is among the most common funicular vascular anomalies. In contrast, umbilical artery stenosis is rare, and has only been reported in three-vessel cords. We describe a case of single umbilical artery stenosis in a fetus with no associated malformations. Intrauterine fetal death occurred at 28 we...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Meir K,Yagel S,Amsalem H,Ariel I

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymorphic short tandem repeat (STR) in intron 3 (Goltsov et al., 1993) and a variable number of tandem repeats (Hind III-VNTR) flanked by two constant Hind III sites (Golstov et al., 1992) have been recently identified in the human phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene. These polymorphisms are easily detected by th...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Romano V,Dianzani I,Ponzone A,Zammarchi E,Eisensmith R,Ceratto N,Bosco P,Indelicato A

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to study the role of placental pathology in the prediction of preeclampsia (PE) recurrence. METHODS:The medical records and pathological placental reports of all women diagnosed with PE, during 2008-2015, were reviewed. The study population was divided according to the outcome of their subsequent pr...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Weiner E,Mizrachi Y,Grinstein E,Feldstein O,Rymer-Haskel N,Juravel E,Schreiber L,Bar J,Kovo M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we expanded conventional cell-free fetal DNA (cfDNA)-based non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to cover the entire genome. We aimed to compare the performance of the two tests in a large general population of pregnant women, in order to assess the clinical utility of the genome-wide screening....

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Fiorentino F,Bono S,Pizzuti F,Duca S,Polverari A,Faieta M,Baldi M,Diano L,Spinella F

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00