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The association of occipital encephalocele, cleft palate, postaxial polydactyly, polycystic kidneys, and hepatic cysts is well known as Meckel–Gruber syndrome (MGS). Nowadays, the diagnosis of MGS is usually performed prenatally by ultrasound findings. MGS was previously described following in vitro fertilization. We report a case of MGS diagnosed at 17 weeks in a pregnancy obtained with intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
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Celentano, C., Prefumo, F., Liberati, M. et al. Prenatal Diagnosis of Meckel–Gruber Syndrome in a Pregnancy Obtained With ICSI. J Assist Reprod Genet 23, 281–283 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-006-9040-6
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