Molar DNA in maternal serum in a case of 46,XY heterozygous complete hydatidiform mole coexisting with a 46,XX twin live fetus [5]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 676-677

  Hyodo, Maki ^a   Samura, Osamu ^a   Miharu, Norio ^a   Ohama, Koso ^a   Kudo, Yoshiki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; DNA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; LETTER; MATERNAL SERUM; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SRY GENE; TROPHOBLAST;

ADULT; CHORIONIC VILLI; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; FEMALE; FETUS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 14544300482     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.043034     Document Type: Letter

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