Transvaginal ultrasonographic assessment of pregnancies at risk of homozygous [alpha]-thalassaemia-1 in the first trimester


Grant Data
Project Title
Transvaginal ultrasonographic assessment of pregnancies at risk of homozygous [alpha]-thalassaemia-1 in the first trimester
Principal Investigator
Dr Lam, Yung Hang   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Tse   (Co-Investigator)
Miss Chan   (Co-Investigator)
Miss Lee   (Co-Investigator)
Dr Tang   (Co-Investigator)
Dr Lee   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
1996-07-01
Amount
116975
Conference Title
Transvaginal ultrasonographic assessment of pregnancies at risk of homozygous [alpha]-thalassaemia-1 in the first trimester
Presentation Title
Keywords
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Discipline
N/A
HKU Project Code
N/A
Grant Type
Health Services Research Fund - Full Grants
Funding Year
1996
Status
Completed
Objectives
To study whether fetal cardiac size and placental thickness are increased in the first trimester in pregnancies affected by homozygous [alpha]-thalassaemia-1; to study whether vaginal ultrasonography is useful in detecting pregnancies affected by homozygous [alpha]-thalassaemia-1 in the first tirmester.