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Review Article

Pfeiffer syndrome: literature review of prenatal sonographic findings and genetic diagnosis

Antonella GiancottiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urologic Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital,
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Valentina D’AmbrosioDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urologic Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, ;Department of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, and
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Enrica MarchionniDepartment of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, and ;CSS-Mendel Laboratory, Rome, Italy
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Antonia SquarcellaDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urologic Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital,
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Camilla AlibertiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urologic Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Correspondence[email protected]
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Renato La TorreDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urologic Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital,
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Lucia ManganaroDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, Italy, and
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Antonio PizzutiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, and ;CSS-Mendel Laboratory, Rome, Italy
& PECRAM Study Group* show all
Pages 2225-2231 | Received 04 Aug 2016, Accepted 27 Sep 2016, Published online: 20 Oct 2016

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