Detection of a de novo Y278C mutation in FGFR3 in a pregnancy with severe fetal hypochondroplasia: Prenatal diagnosis and literature review

Objective: We describe a prenatal molecular diagnosis of hypochondroplasia (HCH) in a pregnancy not at risk of HCH and review the literature on prenatal diagnosis of HCH. Case report: A 28-year-old primigravid woman was referred for genetic counseling at 30 weeks of gestation because of short-limbed...

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Main Authors: Chih-Ping Chen, Yi-Ning Su, Tzu-Hung Lin, Tung-Yao Chang, Jun-Wei Su, Wayseen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455913001861