Prenatal diagnosis of familial atretic encephalocele

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Aug;54(2):277-279. doi: 10.1002/uog.20109.

Authors

W L Lau¹, W Y Yung¹, W C Leung¹, A Kan², K Chan², H M Luk³, E Kan⁴, Y Y Lam⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
² Prenatal Diagnostic Laboratory, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tsan Yuk Hospital, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong SAR.
³ Clinical Genetic Service, Hong Kong SAR.
⁴ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
⁵ Department of Paediatrics, Kwong Wah Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.

PMID: 30151917
DOI: 10.1002/uog.20109

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Amniocentesis / methods
Cytogenetics / methods
Encephalocele / congenital
Encephalocele / diagnostic imaging*
Encephalocele / surgery
Female
Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Fetal Diseases / genetics
Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
Humans
Karyotype
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Occipital Bone / abnormalities*
Occipital Bone / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

Substances

Homeodomain Proteins
MSX2 protein