harlequin ichthyosis in a neonate born with assisted reproductive technology: a case report

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roya farhadi pediatric department of booali-sina hospital, mazandaran university of medical science, sari, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مازندران (mazandaran university of medical sciences)سازمان های دیگر: booali-sina hospital

seyyed habib kazemi mazandaran university of medical science, sari, iranسازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه مازندران (mazandaran university)

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harlequin ichthyosis is a rare and the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis. although prenatal diagnosis is difficult for this disorder, recently, this obstacle has markedly improved with the use of dna-based prenatal diagnosis. here in, we presented a neonate with harlequin ichthyosis born by assisted reproductive technology (art). in this case, the diagnosis of harlequin ichthyosis was not established by conventional prenatal screening.

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medical journal of islamic republic of iran

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