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International Journal of Gynecology & Clinical Practices Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 1:IJGCP-112, 3 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4986/2015/112
Case Report
A Case Report of a Pregnant Gene Carrier of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Emi Kondo1,2, Keiichi Matsubara1*, Yuko Matsubara1, Miki Mori1, Yuka Uchikura1, Katsuko Takagi1, Toru Fujioka1 and Takashi Matsumoto1

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Hospital Organization, Kokura Medical Center, Kitakyu-syu, Japan
Dr. Keiichi Matsubara, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ehime University School of Medicine. Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan, Tel: +81-89-960-5379; E-mail: keiichi@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
06 April 2015; 10 May 2015; 12 May 2015
Kondo E, Matsubara K, Matsubara Y, Mori M, Uchikura Y, et al. (2015) A Case Report of a Pregnant Gene Carrier of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Int J Gynecol Clin Pract 2: 112. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4986/2015/112
© 2015 Kondo et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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