Karyotyping of at risk fetuses by cordocentesis in advanced gestation

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue NOV., 1996, Pages 288-291

  Kabra, Madhulika ^a   Saxena, Renu ^a   Chinnappan, D ^a   Sanders, V ^a   Deka, Deepika ^b   Buckshee, Kamal ^b   Verma, Ishwar C ^a,b  

^a Genetic Unit   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chromosomal disorders; Cordocentesis; Down syndrome; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CORDOCENTESIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KARYOTYPING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CORDOCENTESIS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK;

EID: 0030001568     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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