Non-invasive exclusion of fetal aneuploidy in an at-risk couple with a balanced translocation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-106

  Wang, J Y ^a   Zhen, D K ^a   Zilberstein, M E ^b   Falco, V M ^a   Bianchi, D W ^a,c  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal translocation; Fetal cells in maternal blood; Fetal nucleated erythrocytes; FISH; Non invasive prenatal genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADULT; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 1; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 6; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0033962422     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.2.103     Document Type: Article

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