Defining the role of fluorescence in situ hybridization on uncultured amniocytes for prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 769-776

  D'Alton, M E ^a   Malone, F D ^a   Chelmow, D ^a   Ward, B E ^a   Bianchi, D W ^a   Elias, S ^a   Martin J N , Jr ^a   Berry, S M ^a   Berkowitz, R L ^a   D'Alton, ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chromosome abnormalities; fluorescence in situ hybridization; Prenatal diagnosis; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION CELL; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030924230     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70600-8     Document Type: Article

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