Laboratory guidelines for detection, interpretation, and reporting of maternal cell contamination in prenatal analyses: A report of the association for molecular pathology

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-11

  Nagan, Narasimhan ^a,b   Faulkner, Nicole E ^a,b   Curtis, Christine ^a,c   Schrijver, Iris ^a,d  

^a Association for Molecular Pathology   (United States)

^b GENZYME CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; LABORATORY TEST; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 78651102338     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2010.11.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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