The association of increased fetal nuchal translucency and spinal muscular atrophy type I.
We report a fetus with spinal muscular atrophy type I, who presented with an increased nuchal translucency at 13 weeks' gestation. A review of the literature reveals additional cases of spinal muscular atrophy type I associated with increased nuchal translucency and suggests increased nuchal translucency may be an early finding in this disorder.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bridgeport Hospital, CT 06610, USA.
R J
RJ
Stiller
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D
Lieberson
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R
Herzlinger
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D
Siddiqui
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SA
Laifer
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JC
Whetham
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014897:Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal