Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 325-335 , December 2007

Chromosomal Abnormalities Associated with Neural Tube Defects (I): Full Aneuploidy

  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chih-Ping Chen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan

,Accepted 6 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60002-9

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 325-335 , December 2007

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