Erschienen in:
01.07.2011 | Genetics
Broadening our understanding by the use of molecular cytogenetic techniques: full monosomy 21
verfasst von:
Monica Martinez-Garcia, Eva Ainse, Maria García-Hoyos, Ana Bustamante, Rocio Cardero, Carmen Ramos-Corrales, Maria Jose Trujillo-Tiebas, Marta Rodriguez de Alba, Isabel Lorda
Erschienen in:
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
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Ausgabe 7/2011
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Excerpt
Multiple risk factors such as exposure to teratogens, advanced parental age, anatomic anomalies of the mother, genetic diseases and chromosomal anomalies are involved in embryo loss. Spontaneous abortions occur in approximately 10–15% of clinically recognised pregnancies. Most women who miscarry are not informed of the cause of their pregnancy loss, thereby causing them anxiety, confusion, low self-esteem and depression [
1,
2]. Knowledge of the causes of spontaneous abortion reduces both stress and the feeling of culpability that occur after miscarriage [
1]. …