Detection of β-core fragment in second trimester Down's syndrome pregnancies

Early Human Development

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Cole, Laurence ^a   Isozaki, Taichi ^a   Palomaki, Glen ^b   Canick, Jacob ^c   Iles, Ray ^d   Kellner, Leonard ^c   Saller, Deverux ^c   Cuckle, Howard ^e  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

core fragment; Down's syndrome; Second trimester

Indexed keywords

BETA CORE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINALYSIS;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030475112     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(96)01819-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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