Incidental discovery of nonpaternity during prenatal testing of genetic disease

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-41

  Li, Dongzhi ^a   Liao, Can ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Ethical issue; Genetic counseling; Misattributed paternity; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATERNITY TEST; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PATERNITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 47549108880     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000132404     Document Type: Article

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