Non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal sex determination: Is ultrasound still relevant?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-204

  Colmant, Claire ^a   Morin Surroca, Michèle ^b   Fuchs, Florent ^a,c   Fernandez, Hervé ^a,c,d   Senat, Marie Victoire ^a,c,d  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Ancien Délégué Général de la Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Fetal DNA; Fetal sex; Maternal blood; X linked recessive disease

Indexed keywords

CELL FREE FETAL DNA; DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNIOCENTESIS; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SRY GENE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE DISORDER;

CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FETAL DNA; FETAL SEX; MATERNAL BLOOD; X-LINKED RECESSIVE DISEASE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; DNA; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS; SOXB1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 84890441571     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.09.005     Document Type: Review

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