title: Limb reduction and chorion villus sampling.
abstract: Upper limb reduction was diagnosed by ultrasound scan at 17 weeks after chorion villus sampling at 9 weeks' gestation. Pregnancy was terminated and necropsy confirmed limb reduction in an otherwise normal fetus. The relationship of limb reduction to amniotic band syndrome is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, U.K.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Selinger
authors.forename: I Z
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D015193:Chorionic Villi Sampling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*