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Case Report

Resolution of HELLP syndrome after selective feticide for trisomy 21 in discordant twins – A case report

Florent FuchsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU Sainte Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux De Paris (APHP), Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, ;U1018, Reproduction and Child Development, Inserm, CESP Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Villejuif, France, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Dina ZakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU Sainte Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada,
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Francine MorinDivision of Internal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU Sainte Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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François AudibertDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHU Sainte Justine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada,
Pages 663-664 | Received 15 Jan 2015, Accepted 04 Dec 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2016

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