Prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects.
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چکیده
A prospective program for the prenatal detection of neural tube defects in a high-risk pregnancy group has been under way for one year. Twenty high-risk mothers have undergone a complete prenatal work-up, including sonography, amniocentesis, and amniotic fluid and maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein quantitation. Within this group, two cases were prospectively diagnosed and were later confirmed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JAMA
دوره 237 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976