Rapid aneuploidy testing versus traditional karyotyping: Is it better to know more?

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-5

  Leung, T N ^a  

^a HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOCENTESIS; ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 41649096129     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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