Microarray analysis of cell-free fetal DNA in amniotic fluid: A prenatal molecular karyotype

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 485-491

  Larrabee, Paige B ^a   Johnson, Kirby L ^a   Pestova, Ekaterina ^b   Lucas, Madhuri ^b   Wilber, Kim ^b   LeShane, Erik S ^a   Tantravahi, Umadevi ^c   Cowan, Janet M ^a   Bianchi, Diana W ^a,d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME MARKER; DNA MICROARRAY; FETUS CELL; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 4143133138     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423288     Document Type: Article

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