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Challenges in prenatal screening and diagnosis in the Netherlands
Bakker, Merel
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Challenges in
Prenatal Screening
and Diagnosis
in the Netherlands
Merel Bakker
Merel Thesis.indd 3 23-12-16 18:22Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor
aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
op gezag van
de rector magnificus, prof.dr. E. Sterken
en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties.
De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op
maandag 6 februari 2017 om 14.30 uur.
door
Merel Bakker
geboren op 10 augustus 1981
te Purmerend
Challenges in
Prenatal Screening
and Diagnosis
in the Netherlands
Merel Thesis.indd 5 23-12-16 18:22Promotor Prof. dr. C. M. Bilardo Copromotor Dr. E. Birnie Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. S. A. Scherjon Prof. dr. A. Ranchor Prof. dr. I. M. van Langen Prof. dr. O. B. Petersen
Voor de Wetenschap
For Science
Per la Scienza
Colofon
Bakker, M.
Challenges in Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis in the Netherlands Dissertation University of Groningen
ISBN: 978-90-367-9297-4 (printed version) ISBN: 978-90-367-9296-7 (electronic version)
© 2016 M. Bakker. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanically, by photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the author. Design and lay-out: Niels de Rijk
Idea cover design: Merel Bakker (with premitted use of a photo made by Steven O’Connor MD, Pathologist Houston, Texas, USA) Printing: Ipskamp drukkers
Contents
chapter 1 General introduction
chapter 2 Low uptake of the combined test in the Netherlands – which
factors contribute?
Prenatal Diagnosis 2012 Dec; 32(13): 1305-12
chapter 3 Intra- and inter-operator reliability of manual and semiautomated
measurement of fetal nuchal translucency: a cross-sectional study Prenatal Diagnosis 2013 Dec; 33(13): 1264-71
chapter 4 Total pregnancy loss after chorionic villus sampling and
amnio-centesis in the Netherlands: a cohort study
Ultrasound Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2016 Jun 3. doi: 10.1002/uog.15986. [Epub ahead of print]
chapter 5 Increased nuchal translucency with normal karyotype and
anomaly scan: what next?
Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2014 Apr; 28(3): 355-66.
chapter 6 Targeted ultrasound examination and DNA testing for Noonan
syndrome, in fetuses with increased nuchal translucency and normal karyotype
Prenatal Diagnosis 2011 Sep; 31(9): 833-40
chapter 7 Prenasal thickness, prefrontal space ratio and other facial profile
markers in first trimester fetuses with aneuploidies, cleft palate and micrognathia
Fetal Diagnosis & Therapy, 2016 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]
chapter 8 Is 3D technique superior to 2D in Down syndrome screening?
Evaluation of six second and third trimester fetal profile markers Prenatal Diagnosis 2015 Mar; 35(3): 207-13.
chapter 9 General discussion and future perspectives chapter 10 English summary
Dutch summary Appendix Abstracts
List of Publications Research Institute SHARE Curriculum Vitae Dankwoord 11 25 37 49 67 83 97 109 123 136 138 142 147 149 151 152 Merel Thesis.indd 9 23-12-16 18:22
