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Assisted reproduction techniques and prenatal diagnosis of Beckwith–Wiedemann spectrum presenting with omphalocele

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  1. Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, S.Anna Hospital, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126, Turin, Italy

    Alessandro Mussa

  2. Department of Pediatric and Public Health Sciences, University of Torino, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126, Turin, Italy

    Alessandro Mussa, Diana Carli, Simona Cardaropoli, Cristina Molinatto & Giovanni Battista Ferrero

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Mussa, A., Carli, D., Cardaropoli, S. et al. Assisted reproduction techniques and prenatal diagnosis of Beckwith–Wiedemann spectrum presenting with omphalocele. J Assist Reprod Genet 35, 1925–1926 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-018-1288-0

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