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Original Article

Increased first-trimester nuchal translucency associated with a dicentric chromosome and 9q34.3 microdeletion syndrome

Lv-Yin Huanga Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China;
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Yu Yangb Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Ping Heb Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Dong-Zhi Lia Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 327-329 | Received 23 Oct 2015, Accepted 25 Sep 2016, Published online: 14 Dec 2016

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