Detection of chromosome aberrations in the second trimester using genetic amniocentesis: Experience during 1995-2004

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-41

  Tseng, Jenn Jhy ^a,b,d   Chou, Min Min ^a,c   Lo, Feng Chu ^a   Lai, Hui Yu ^a   Chen, Min Hui ^a   Ho, Esther Shih Chu ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amniocentesis; Chromosome aberration

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKER CHROMOSOME; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SERUM; POLYPLOIDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; TAIWAN; TRISOMY 13; TRISOMY 18; TRISOMY 21;

EID: 33645735489     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60188-1     Document Type: Article

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