Genetic causes of hydrops fetalis.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
A series of 1790 fetal and neonatal autopsies performed between 1976 and 1988 were retrospectively investigated for the presence of hydrops. Thirty (5.5%) and 35 (2.8%) cases of hydrops were found in the groups of fetal and neonatal autopsies, respectively. Genetic causes accounted for 35%. A careful search for previously reported genetic causes of fetal hydrops indicated 64 different etiologies. Twenty-one of them were not mentioned in the previous reviews: these include 9 skeletal dysplasias, 5 inborn errors of metabolism, 3 autosomal recessive, 3 autosomal dominant conditions, and 1 chromosomal abnormality.
Medical subject headings
- Hydrops Fetalis