Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , March 2007

Meckel Syndrome: Genetics, Perinatal Findings, and Differential Diagnosis

  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • 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 10 February 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60100-X

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60100-X

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , March 2007

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