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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Small placenta
  1. Recurrent hydatidiform mole 
    ... of pregnancy. During an ultrasound examination, the abnormal placenta appears as numerous small sacs, often described as resembling a bunch of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/recurrent-hydatidiform-mole - Genetics
  2. KHDC3L gene 
    ... from an abnormally developed embryo and placenta. The placenta, a structure in the uterus that normally provides nutrients to a growing fetus, is dysfunctional and appears as numerous small sacs, often described as resembling a bunch of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/khdc3l - Genetics
  3. NLRP7 gene 
    ... from an abnormally developed embryo and placenta. The placenta, a structure in the uterus that normally provides nutrients to a growing fetus, is dysfunctional and appears as numerous small sacs, often described as resembling a bunch of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/nlrp7 - Genetics
  4. What is noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and what disorders can it screen for?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... so are called cell-free DNA (cfDNA). These small fragments usually contain ... cells and cells from the placenta. The placenta is tissue in the uterus that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/nipt - Genetics
  5. Antiphospholipid syndrome 
    ... pregnancy-induced high blood pressure (preeclampsia), an underdeveloped ... may be small and underweight.A thrombosis or pregnancy complication is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/antiphospholipid-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Aromatase deficiency 
    ... development, aromatase converts androgens to estrogens in the placenta, which is the link between the mother's ... supply and the fetus. This conversion in the placenta prevents androgens from directing sexual development in female ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/aromatase-deficiency - Genetics
  7. Hereditary folate malabsorption 
    ... body because they get these vitamins through the placenta before birth. Affected babies generally begin to show ... in cells that line the walls of the small intestine. PCFT transports folate that is absorbed from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-folate-malabsorption - Genetics
  8. FLCN gene 
    ... the body's tissues, including the brain, heart, placenta, testis, skin, lung, and kidney. Researchers have proposed ... mutations lead to the production of an abnormally small, nonfunctional version of this protein. Without folliculin, researchers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/flcn - Genetics
  9. HADHA gene 
    ... chain fatty acids produced by the fetus or placenta accumulate in the mother and are toxic to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hadha - Genetics
  10. HADHB gene 
    ... chain fatty acids produced by the fetus or placenta accumulate in the mother and are toxic to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/hadhb - Genetics