Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3968886 | Progresos de Obstetricia y Ginecología | 2011 | 5 Pages |
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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Authors
Antonio Manuel Moya Yeste, Núria Sánchez Pujalte, Ramón Barrios Guarinos, Lorenzo Vaquer Pérez, Juan Carlos MartÃnez Escoriza,