Refining noninvasive prenatal diagnosis with single-molecule next-generation sequencing

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 657-658

  Avent, Neil D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

CHROMOSOME NUMBER; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TRISOMY;

DNA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84859324907     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.181388     Document Type: Editorial

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