Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis from the perspective of a low-resource country

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 270-273

  Ventura, Walter ^a,b   Nazario Redondo, Conny ^a   Sekizawa, Akihiko ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL MATERNO PERINATAL   (Peru)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell free fetal; DNA; Low resource country; Non invasive prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CELL FREE FETAL DNA; DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DNA DETERMINATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FETUS RISK; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL BLOOD; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBSTETRICS; PATERNITY TEST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION;

CELL-FREE FETAL DNA; LOW-RESOURCE COUNTRY; NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DNA; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84880924256     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.03.031     Document Type: Article

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