Science, medicine, and the future. Cell-free fetal DNA and RNA in maternal blood: Implications for safer antenatal testing

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7713, 2009, Pages 161-164

  Wright, Caroline F ^a   Chitty, Lyn S ^b,c  

^a PHG FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Napolitano and Prof David)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DOWN SYNDROME; ETHICS; FETUS BLOOD; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERNAL BLOOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; BLOOD; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; GENDER AND SEX; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RNA; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

EID: 68249114716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b2451     Document Type: Review

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