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Prenatal detection of simian crease.
Author(s) -
Jeanty P
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1990.9.3.131
Subject(s) - achondroplasia , medicine , dysplasia , fetus , anatomy , prenatal diagnosis , renal dysplasia , trisomy , simian , pathology , pregnancy , surgery , urinary system , genetics , biology , virus , virology
We present the prenatal detection of a simian crease (transverse palmar line) in seven fetuses. Three fetuses had trisomy 21, four had normal chromosomes but another anomaly (meningomyelocele, thanatophoric dysplasia, achondroplasia [2]). The technique used and normal anatomy are described.
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