Increased nuchal translucency and short femur length as possible early signs of osteogenesis imperfecta type III

Increased nuchal translucency and short femur length as possible early signs of osteogenesis imperfecta type III

OBJECTIVE: this paper reports an association between an increased Nuchal Translucency (NT) and Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), a type of skeletal dysplasia. Measurement of fetal NT at 10-14 weeks of gestation is a sensitive and effective screening method for chromosomal abnormalities

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of prenatal medicine. - 2007. - 7(2013), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 5-8
1. Verfasser: Vimercati, Antonella (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Panzarino, Mariantonietta, Totaro, Ilaria, Chincoli, Annarosa, Selvaggi, Luigi
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of prenatal medicine
Schlagworte:Journal Article nuchal translucency osteogenesis imperfecta skeletal dysplasia ultrasound scan