Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3968886 Progresos de Obstetricia y Ginecología 2011 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA) is a connective tissue disorder caused by an autosomal dominant mutation. Affected individuals show multiple involvement, including cardiac and, mainly, musculoskeletal abnormalities. Because of advances in pregnancy management and access to assisted reproduction techniques, situations such as that reported in the present article will become more frequent: we describe a dichorionic diamniotic twin gestation obtained by in vitro fertilization in a woman with CCA. The diagnostic challenges, therapeutic alternatives, maternal and neonatal outcomes, and the social and ethical repercussions of these cases are discussed.
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