The practical importance of pedigree analysis in women considering invasive prenatal diagnosis for advanced maternal age or abnormal serum screening tests

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 865-869

  Meschede, D ^a   Albersmann, S ^a   Horst, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic counselling; Pedigree analysis; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TERATOLOGY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033646497     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0223(200011)20:11<865::AID-PD931>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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