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Prenatal diagnosis of a novel pathogenic variation in the ACAN gene presenting with isolated shortening of fetal long bones in the second trimester of gestation: a case report.

Paolo ToscanoLavinia Di MeglioFortunato LonardoLetizia Di MeglioLaura Letizia MazzarelliCarmine SicaAniello Di Meglio
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)
Sequence variations of ACAN were never described as a possible cause of fetal skeletal anomalies to date. In this case report, we describe the first prenatal diagnosis of skeletal dysplasia associated with a pathogenic variant of ACAN.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • gestational age
  • preterm infants
  • preterm birth
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • pregnant women
  • gene expression
  • amino acid