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18q deletion is difficult to detect by prenatal diagnosis: a report of two cases and a discussion of the literature
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School,
Nanjing, China
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2017, 44(1), 151–153;
https://doi.org/10.12891/ceog3224.2017
Published: 10 February 2017
Abstract
Fetuses with 18q deletion have few structural abnormalities, therefore ultrasound is unlikely to detect this anomaly. Prenatal chromosome microarray is a powerful tool in detecting subtle cytogenetic abnormalities such as 18q deletion.
Keywords
18q deletion
Prenatal diagnosis
Chromosome microarray
Ultrasound