Use of cell-free fetal nucleic acids in maternal blood for prenatal diagnosis: The reality of this scenario in Brazil;Utilização de ácidos nucleicos fetais livres no plasma materno para o diagnóstico pré-natal: Realidade do Brasil neste cenário

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 615-619

  Romão, Renata Moscolini ^a   Levi, José Eduardo ^b   de Carvalho, Mário Henrique Burlacchini ^a   Francisco, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira ^a   Filho, Antônio Gomes de Amorim ^a   Zugaib, Marcelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Fetal DNA; Free nucleic acids; Maternal plasma; Noninvasive diagnosis; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875541976     PISSN: 01044230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-42302012000500021     Document Type: Review

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