Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports
An obstetric ultrasound of a 38 years old woman with a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy showed an increased nuchal translucency and absent nasal bone in one of the fetuses suggesting us an increased risk f or Down Sy ndrome (DS). This fetus was detected to hav e trisomy 21 (47, XX+21) by invest...
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| author | Sinan Beksaç Tülay Özlü Sevim Balcı Mehmet Alikaşifoğlu Nur Çakar |
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| description | An obstetric ultrasound of a 38 years old woman with a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy showed an increased nuchal translucency and absent nasal bone in one of the fetuses suggesting us an increased risk f or Down Sy ndrome (DS). This fetus was detected to hav e trisomy 21 (47, XX+21) by investigation of the amniocentesis material and was selectively undergone feticide process at 20 weeks of gestation. The other f etus (46, XX) was successf ully delivered at 36 weeks without any complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f35e15fafafb4f5686fa328caa314d642023-02-15T16:14:15ZengMedical NetworkGynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine1300-47512006-04-01121499Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case ReportsSinan Beksaç0Tülay Özlü1Sevim Balcı2Mehmet Alikaşifoğlu3Nur Çakar4Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AnkaraHacettepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AnkaraHacettepe University Medical Faculty, Genetics Unit of Department of Pediatrics, AnkaraHacettepe University Medical Faculty, Genetics Unit of Department of Pediatrics, AnkaraHacettepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Histology and Embryology, AnkaraAn obstetric ultrasound of a 38 years old woman with a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy showed an increased nuchal translucency and absent nasal bone in one of the fetuses suggesting us an increased risk f or Down Sy ndrome (DS). This fetus was detected to hav e trisomy 21 (47, XX+21) by investigation of the amniocentesis material and was selectively undergone feticide process at 20 weeks of gestation. The other f etus (46, XX) was successf ully delivered at 36 weeks without any complications.http://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/565Selective feticide, Twin pregnancy, Down syndrome, Screening |
| spellingShingle | Sinan Beksaç Tülay Özlü Sevim Balcı Mehmet Alikaşifoğlu Nur Çakar Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Selective feticide, Twin pregnancy, Down syndrome, Screening |
| title | Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports |
| title_full | Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports |
| title_fullStr | Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports |
| title_short | Selective Feticide of The Aneuploid Fetus in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Reports |
| title_sort | selective feticide of the aneuploid fetus in a twin pregnancy a case reports |
| topic | Selective feticide, Twin pregnancy, Down syndrome, Screening |
| url | http://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/565 |
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