"Nuchal Cord" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complication of pregnancy in which the UMBILICAL CORD wraps around the fetal neck once or multiple times. In some cases, cord entanglement around fetal neck may not affect pregnancy outcome significantly. In others, the nuchal cord may lead to restricted fetal blood flow, oxygen transport, fetal development, fetal movement, and complicated delivery at birth.
| Descriptor ID |
D053589
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.413 C16.300.790
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| Concept/Terms |
Nuchal Cord- Nuchal Cord
- Cord, Nuchal
- Fetal Cord Entanglement
- Cord Entanglements, Fetal
- Fetal Cord Entanglements
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nuchal Cord" by people in Profiles.
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Cis-eQTL analysis and functional validation of candidate susceptibility genes for high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Nat Commun. 2015 Sep 22; 6:8234.
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Gross abnormalities of the umbilical cord: related placental histology and clinical significance. Placenta. 2009 Dec; 30(12):1083-8.