Fluorescence in situ hybridization for prenatal screening of chromosomal aneuploidies

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-357

  Weise, Anja ^a   Liehr, Thomas ^a  

^a Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PLASMA PROTEIN;

AMNION CELL; ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MICROSCOPY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING;

EID: 46949093709     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.8.4.355     Document Type: Editorial

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