Gestational outcomes of pregnant women who have had invasive prenatal testing for the prenatal diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy

Beksac, M.; Yurter, H.; Tanacan, A.; Soyak, B.; Orgul, G.; Hakli, D.; Celik, T.; Bora, G.; Cakar, A.; Topaloglu, H.

doi:10.7196/sajog.1270

Gestational outcomes of pregnant women who have had invasive prenatal testing for the prenatal diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy

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Beksac M. S., Yurter H., Tanacan A., Soyak B. B., Orgul G. G., Hakli D. A., ...More

SAJOG-SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, vol.24, no.1, pp.15-17, 2018 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.7196/sajog.1270
Journal Name: SAJOG-SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.15-17
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease which is characterised by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the anterior horns of the spinal cord. It is a mainly chromosome 5-linked genetic disorder, with recessive inheritance and it can be diagnosed prenatally.