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Spontaneous resolution of a cystic hygroma in a fetus with Turner syndrome
Author(s) -
Chodirker B. N.,
Harman C. R.,
Greenberg C. R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970080408
Subject(s) - cystic hygroma , turner syndrome , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , karyotype , medicine , turner's syndrome , genetic counseling , obstetrics , aneuploidy , pregnancy , gynecology , pediatrics , genetics , chromosome , biology , gene
The prenatal detection of a cystic hygroma (CH) in a fetus with a 45,X karyotype is described. The cystic hygroma underwent spontaneous resolution and a healthy baby with Turner syndrome was subsequently born. The implications for genetic counselling are discussed.