title: Pre-eclampsia and trisomy 13.
abstract: A 41 year old multiparous woman with an uncomplicated obstetric history was referred because of pre-eclampsia. As ultrasonic examination revealed severe IUGR and multiple congenital anomalies, trisomy 13 was suspected and confirmed by amniocentesis. This chromosomal anomaly should be suspected in cases where pre-eclampsia is associated with abnormal fetal morphology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heydanus
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Defoort
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhont
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014314:Trisomy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal