Prenatal diagnosis of the RhD fetal blood type on amniotic fluid by polymerase chain reaction

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 419-422

  Van Den Veyver, Ignatia B ^a   Subramanian, Stephanie B ^a   Hudson, Kathryn M ^a   Werch, Jochewed ^a   Moise Jr , Kenneth J ^a   Hughes, Mark R ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA SEQUENCE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029915140     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00443-2     Document Type: Article

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