Nomograms of fetal nuchal fold thickness for early detection of Down syndrome.
Indian J Pediatr
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1993 Sep-Oct; 60(5): 655-7
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A prospective study was undertaken in North India to find the normative data on the nuchal fold thickness of randomly selected 150 fetuses between 16-22nd week of gestation. The data revealed that the width of nuchal fold thickness ranged between 2-5 mm. The mean for 16-18, > 18-20, and > 20-22 week's gestation was 2.6 +/- 0.2, 3.8 +/- 0.9, and 4.0 +/- 0.8 mm respectively. In one fetus nuchal fold thickness was 6mm at 18 weeks (> 2SD above the normal value) and thus Down Syndrome was suspected. This was later confirmed by amniocentesis and karyotyping.
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Main subject:
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
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Reference Values
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Prospective Studies
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Down Syndrome
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Fetus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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