Prenatal detection of fetal aneuploidies using transcervical cell samples

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 302-305

  Sherlock, J ^a,b   Halder, A ^a,b   Tutschek, B ^a,b   Delhanty, J ^a,b   Rodeck, C ^b   Adinolfi, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aneuploidy detection; FISH; Fluorescent PCR; Transcervical cells

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 21; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROMANIPULATION; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; TRIPLOIDY; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

EID: 0030957132     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.4.302     Document Type: Article

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