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Case Report

Placental Origins of Angiogenic Dysfunction in Mirror Syndrome

Kristin BixelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Michelle SilasiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Carolyn M. ZelopDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kee-Hak LimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Zsuzsanna ZsengellerDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Isaac E. StillmanDepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Sarosh RanaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 211-217 | Published online: 09 Dec 2011

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