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Spontaneous resolution of a cystic hygroma in a fetus with Turner syndrome |
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| Authors: | B N Chodirker C R Harman C R Greenberg |
| Institution: | 1. Departments of Pediatrics and Child Health and Human Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;2. Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Abstract: | The prenatal detection of a cystic hygroma (CH) in a fetus with a 45,X karyotype is described. The cystic hygroma underwent spontaneous resolution and a healthy baby with Turner syndrome was subsequently born. The implications for genetic counselling are discussed. |
| Keywords: | Cystic hygroma Turner syndrome Pterygium colli Genetic counselling |