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Harlequin ichthyosis in a neonate born with assisted reproductive technology: a case report

Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare and the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis. Although prenatal diagnosis isdifficult for this disorder, recently, this obstacle has markedly improved with the use of DNA-based prenataldiagnosis. Here in, we presented a neonate with harlequin ichthyosis born by as...

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Autores principales: Farhadi, Roya, Kazemi, Seyyed Habib
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4011414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24926185
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Sumario:Harlequin ichthyosis is a rare and the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis. Although prenatal diagnosis isdifficult for this disorder, recently, this obstacle has markedly improved with the use of DNA-based prenataldiagnosis. Here in, we presented a neonate with harlequin ichthyosis born by assisted reproductive technology(ART). In this case, the diagnosis of harlequin ichthyosis was not established by conventional prenatal screening.