Cell-free fetal nucleic acids in amniotic fluid

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-371

  Hui, L ^a,b   Bianchi, D W ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cell free fetal nucleic acids; Gene expression; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEOME;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; MATERNAL PLASMA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; DNA; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROTEOME; RNA;

EID: 79954552651     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmq049     Document Type: Article

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