Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for fetal sex determination: Benefits and disadvantages from the service users perspective

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1127-1133

  Lewis, Celine ^a   Hill, Melissa ^b   Skirton, Heather ^c   Chitty, Lyn S ^b,d  

^a GENETIC ALLIANCE UK   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cell free fetal DNA; fetal sex determination; non invasive prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOPHILIA; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TECHNOLOGY; X LINKED MENTAL RETARDATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867745351     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.50     Document Type: Review

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